The Board has granted service connection for left knee and low back osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found that the Veteran's altered gait, caused by his service-connected right knee disorder, likely contributed to the development of his left knee and low back osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteoarthritis, low back osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18140986
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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