The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, to include as secondary to a right knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's current left knee condition and his service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The November 2019 VA medical opinion found it less likely than not that the Veteran's left knee disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability, citing multiple independent risk factors for the development of knee osteoarthritis including age, varus knee alignment, obesity since October 2008, and repetitive joint loading.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability (arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23000938
What this means for you
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