The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee disability, including arthritis, partial meniscus tear, and partial anterior cruciate ligament tear, is aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability. The Board also found that the Veteran's duodenal ulcer or residuals thereof, including gastrointestinal reflux disorder (GERD), are aggravated by medications taken for his service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's current left knee disability and gastrointestinal issues are at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthritis, partial meniscus tear, partial anterior cruciate ligament tear
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1012960
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the service connection for left and right knee arthritis, thus the appeal is dismissed.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of functional impairment. The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if any service-connected disability results in loss of use of both lower extremities, one lower extremity and one upper extremity, or residuals affecting balance and propulsion.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) is denied because he does not have a single service-connected disability rated as 100 percent disabling, and his disabilities do not meet the requirements of SMC under this section.
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