The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim of service connection for a left knee condition. After considering all available evidence, including VA examination reports and private medical records, the Board finds that there is reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's claim as his current left knee condition is at least as likely as not caused by or related to his service-connected residuals of a laceration of the anterior left thigh.
The deciding factor: The September 2007 VA examiner opined that it was at least as likely as not (50/50 probability) that the Veteran's left knee condition was due to his service-connected left thigh condition. The Board found this opinion credible and reasonable, given the continuity of symptoms and the nature of the injury.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative changes of the left patella, meniscal injury of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1018253
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What this means for you
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