The Veteran's left knee disability, including DJD, ACL injury, and lateral meniscal tear, is found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right knee with DJD. Service connection for these conditions is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that it would be speculation to state without resorting to unfounded speculation that the left knee problems were the result of the problems with the right knee, i.e., ACL deficient right knee, status post debridement with residuals. However, the Veteran's gait was affected and contributed to his left knee problems due to a service-connected injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee DJD, ACL injury, lateral meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1008465
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