The Board finds that the Veteran's left knee DJD is more likely than not caused by his service-connected right total knee replacement, as evidenced by his history of favoring his right knee and subsequent development of DJD in his left knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a significant correlation between the Veteran's obesity and chronic use of his right knee post-surgery, which led to the development of DJD in his left knee.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1742260
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