The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee osteoarthritis, right and left knee strain, residuals of right wrist fracture, and residuals of right elbow chip fracture on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability. The Veteran is also awarded a 10 percent rating for his left ankle strain with chronic synovitis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s bilateral knee osteoarthritis and strains, as well as his right wrist and elbow chip fractures, were proximately due to his service-connected left ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, right knee strain, left knee strain, residuals of right wrist fracture, residuals of right elbow chip fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20034726
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What this means for you
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