The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and right knee meniscectomy residuals, but finds that there is no evidence to support these conditions being related to his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions are divided on whether the Veteran's current back and right knee disabilities are secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The Board cannot establish a clear connection based on the provided medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disability, Right Knee Meniscectomy Residuals
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1024514
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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