The Board finds that the veteran's right knee disorder is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability and grants this claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's right knee disorder developed 20 years after the onset of his service-connected left knee disability, and was not related to the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0609674
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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