The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee and right ankle disabilities are secondary to his service-connected left knee and right foot disabilities, respectively. The claims for service connection have been granted.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions provided by both VA examiners and private physicians supported the Veteran's contention that his current right knee and right ankle conditions were caused or aggravated by his service-connected left knee and right foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability (Patellofemoral Syndrome), Right Ankle Disability (Residuals of Right Ankle Injury with Derangement)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1608636
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What this means for you
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