The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee strain with instability as secondary to his service-connected lumbar strain, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran’s bilateral knee strains are not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar strain.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with instability, right knee strain with instability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188470
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee conditions, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability and a separate 20 percent rating for left knee instability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for various conditions, including bilateral hip and right knee disabilities, psychiatric disorder, and DEA benefits.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for all claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right knee conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or instability.
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