The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence supports reopening the claims for service connection of left shoulder, right foot, and left foot conditions. The Veteran's left shoulder condition is found to be secondary to her service-connected left knee disability. However, the Board also finds that there is insufficient medical evidence to support a finding of aggravation of the Veteran's bilateral foot conditions by her service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's bilateral foot conditions were aggravated by her service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder condition, right foot condition, left foot condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2021
- Citation
- A21017445
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What this means for you
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