The Board denied service connection for left knee chondrocalcinosis, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and service or any other service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there is insufficient medical evidence to support a link between the Veteran's current diagnosis of left knee chondrocalcinosis and his military service or any other service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondrocalcinosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1740452
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee degenerative arthritis, as well as right and left knee chondrocalcinosis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service or secondary to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no continuity of symptoms post-service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the current left knee conditions are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional examinations and opinions are necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and left knee chondrocalcinosis, as these conditions may be related to his service-connected right knee disability.
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