The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the right knee is proximately due to or the result of service-connected reflex sympathetic dystrophy, right lower extremity, to include the thigh. The claims for increased evaluations and service connection for migraines are remanded as additional examinations and/or medical opinions are needed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the right knee and his service-connected reflex sympathetic dystrophy was inadequate, and further examination is required to determine if there is a causal link. The claims for increased evaluations and service connection for migraines require additional information on the effect of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his daily life.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0944467
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