The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's left leg injury residuals, finding that his symptoms are attributable to his non-service-connected degenerative joint disease in his left knee.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not find any etiological relationship between the Veteran's service-connected left leg injury and his current pain or disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg injury residuals, degenerative joint disease (DJD) in left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20076312
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