The Board found that the evidence does not support a conclusion that there is an etiologic relationship between the veteran's service-connected right knee disability and his claimed left heel spur, chondromalacia of the left knee, or degenerative joint disease in the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The VA physician concluded that the likelihood of the veteran's left knee, left ankle, and low back maladies being caused by or aggravated by his service-connected right knee condition is well below the 50% probability threshold.
- Claimed conditions
- left heel spur, chondromalacia of the left knee, degenerative joint disease in the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0614193
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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