The Veteran's bilateral chondromalacia patella and meniscal tear of the right knee are related to his service-connected foot disability, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the evidence shows that the Veteran's current knee disabilities developed as a result of the service-connected foot fractures.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral chondromalacia patella, meniscal tear of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0938412
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