The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right knee disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease status post total right knee replacement, was caused by his service-connected left knee disability, status post total left knee replacement, inclusive of degenerative joint disease. As a result, the claim for secondary service connection has been granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's right knee disability is due to his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease (right knee)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1423582
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right knee strain and degenerative joint disease of the right knee have been denied as his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.
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