The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left thigh atrophy as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability, finding that there is a causal relationship between the two conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions and examinations provided a positive etiology opinion linking the left thigh atrophy to the service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left thigh atrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20009947
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What this means for you
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