The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disability secondary to his service-connected right knee disability, finding that the most probative evidence was against the claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no significant right knee mechanical condition to cause the right foot condition and concluded that the Veteran’s right foot condition was less likely than not proximately due to or the result of his right knee degenerative joint disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot metatarsalgia, Degenerative joint disease of right knee with progression to lateral meniscus tear, Osteoarthritis, left knee, Left knee sprain, status post tibia plateau fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18118733
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