The Board denied service connection for left knee disorder and lumbar disc disease as secondary to service-connected right knee disability in June 2007, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the service-connected right knee disability.,In July 2012, the RO reopened both claims but denied them on the merits.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no direct link between the Veteran's left knee and lumbar spine disorders and his service-connected right knee disability. The examiner also did not find that the Veteran's nonservice-connected hand numbness was aggravated by any service-connected condition.,The evidence received since June 2007 does not provide a new or material connection between the Veteran's left knee and lumbar spine disorders and his service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left total knee replacement, lumbar disc disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2013
- Citation
- 1326919
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