The Board found that the Veteran's osteopenia existed prior to her military service and was not aggravated by it. The stress fractures of the left hip, leg, knee, and great toe were determined to be due to the pre-existing osteopenia. Neither a back disability nor a right knee disability is considered secondary to any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's osteopenia was found to have existed prior to her military service and did not undergo an increase in severity during service, thus failing the presumption of aggravation. The stress fractures were determined to be due to the pre-existing osteopenia. Neither a back disability nor a right knee disability is considered secondary to any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- osteopenia, stress fracture residuals of the left hip, left leg, left knee, left great toe
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1756006
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