The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right knee and lumbar spine, finding that these conditions were not caused or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's right knee and lower back disorders were unrelated to his left knee problem and likely incurred at work rather than in service.
- Claimed conditions
- status post meniscectomy of the left knee, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0328464
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What this means for you
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