The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a low back disability and left sciatic nerve disability, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected right knee disabilities. The Board found no in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.,For the right knee scar, the Board also denied an initial compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran's low back disability and left sciatic nerve disability were incurred during service. The VA examiners opined that there was no causal relationship between these conditions and his service-connected right knee disabilities.,For the right knee scar, the Board found that the current rating assigned was already compensable.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Low Back Disability","claimed_as_secondary_to":"Right Knee Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Left Sciatic Nerve Chronic Pain (left sciatic nerve disability)","claimed_as_secondary_to":"Right Total Knee Replacement (right knee disability)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115184
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