The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing right knee disorder was not aggravated by service, and a separate right knee disorder did not develop during service. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.
The deciding factor: The examiner determined that the Veteran's pre-existing right knee disorder was not aggravated by service and that he incurred a separate right knee disorder during service.
- Claimed conditions
- torn medial meniscus of the right knee with cartilaginous and osteocartilaginous loose bodies and chondromalacia of the patella, right anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, degenerative joint disease right knee
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1726065
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left knee strain and degenerative joint disease right knee, both related to service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any of the claimed conditions and the Veteran's active military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability and associated radiculopathy alone rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, qualifying for TDIU. Additionally, the Veteran is entitled to SMC based on housebound status due to multiple separate disabilities rated at 60 percent or more.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.
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