The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder was granted. The claims for right knee and left knee disabilities, as well as lumbar spine disability, were denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current right knee and left knee disabilities are not related to his service due to lack of in-service disease or injury and no evidence of continuous symptoms after service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder (unspecified anxiety disorder), right knee disability (osteoarthritis of the right knee), left knee disability (osteoarthritis of the left knee), lumbar spine disability (osteoarthritis of the back)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22035758
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What this means for you
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