The Veteran's lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis, and degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine are caused by his service-connected right knee instability and degenerative arthritis.,There is at least a reasonable doubt as to whether the Veteran's left knee degenerative arthritis is caused by his service-connected right knee instability and degenerative arthritis. The evidence is approximately evenly balanced on this issue.,The Veteran's left carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by his service-connected right carpal tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: Service connection granted for lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis, and degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine as secondary to service-connected right knee instability and degenerative arthritis.,Service connection granted for left knee degenerative arthritis as secondary to service-connected right knee instability and degenerative arthritis. The evidence is approximately evenly balanced on this issue.,Service connection granted for left carpal tunnel syndrome as secondary to service-connected right carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, left knee degenerative arthritis, left carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18115838
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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