The Board found that the appellant's service-connected right knee degenerative joint disease did not cause or make chronically worse his right meniscus tear. The criteria for increased evaluations of his bilateral knee and ankle disabilities were not met.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the torn right meniscus to the service-connected right knee degenerative joint disease, nor does there exist clinical findings supporting an increase in disability ratings for any of the appellant's knee or ankle conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Torn Right Meniscus"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Joint Disease (Right Knee)"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Joint Disease (Left Knee)"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Joint Disease (Right Ankle)"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Joint Disease (Left Ankle)"}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0613670
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