The Veteran's claim for service connection of an unspecified right foot disorder was denied as the evidence did not show a current disability. The claim for service connection of low back pain, related to his service-connected knee disabilities, was granted.,Service connection is established for low back pain due to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's low back condition is more likely aggravated by his service-connected knees, leading to degenerative changes in the back.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (to include a depressive disorder and anxiety), Right foot disorder, Low back pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19105906
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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