The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disorder is aggravated by his service-connected left knee disorder, and thus grants secondary service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The July 2005 VA examiner concluded that it was at least as likely as not that the right knee disorder was aggravated by the left knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder (synovial plica of the right knee), chondromalacia patella of left knee
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0606692
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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