The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee osteoarthritis is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability, and thus grants secondary service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA specialist's opinion supported the veteran's claim of aggravation of his right knee arthritis by his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee osteoarthritis, Low back pain
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0013841
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