The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee arthritis is caused by her service-connected bilateral pes planus and grants service connection for this condition as secondary to her service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided opinions supporting a link between the Veteran's service-connected pes planus and her current bilateral knee arthritis, with an opinion suggesting that flat feet may cause abnormal knee rotation leading to wear and tear on the knees.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1716560
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What this means for you
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The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right lower leg disability (claimed as right shin splints) due to insufficient evidence linking his current condition to his active service. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current right leg disability and that any symptoms he experienced were related to bilateral knee arthritis, which is not presumed by VA law.
- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for bilateral hip arthritis, acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder arthritis, and bilateral knee arthritis have been granted as they are found to be related to his active-duty service.
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