The Board has reviewed the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee chondromalacia and secondary to sensory deficit affecting the left lower extremity and traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine. The evidence does not show a current right knee disability during service or as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The March 2010 VA examiner opined that the current right knee disability is not likely the direct or proximate result of his service-connected sensory deficit affecting the left lower extremity or service-connected traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1523715
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