The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees and lumbar disc disease, finding that these conditions are not proximately due to or a result of the veteran's service-connected pes planus or right ankle sprain.
The deciding factor: VA examiners concluded that the veteran's back pain began as a direct result of his work-related injury in 1987 and is unrelated to his pes planus. The knee disorders are less likely related to the veteran's pes planus based on VA examination reports.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees, Lumbar disc disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0740663
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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