The Board finds that the Veteran's low back disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease (DDD) and arthritis, is related to service. The right knee disorder and left knee disorder are not found to be related to service.
The deciding factor: VA examinations and medical opinions were provided which considered all pertinent evidence of record, including the Veteran's statements, and provided a rationale for their conclusions.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability (DDD and arthritis), right knee disorder (arthritis and status-post total knee arthroplasty), left knee disorder (arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1454250
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