The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a right knee disorder secondary to left knee disability. The veteran's current right knee condition is found to be related to his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports a finding that the veteran's right knee disorder, including pain and osteoarthritis, is due to increased weight bearing on the affected side caused by his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0117324
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