The Veteran's right knee and leg disorder is not deemed to be caused by VA care or treatment, as the condition was due to age-related arthritis aggravated by his occupation. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for this additional disability is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee and leg disorder is an event a reasonable health care provider would have foreseen due to the fact that it's age-related and has gotten worse over time, and was not caused by VA care or treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee and leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1500904
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