The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and left wrist disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.,The Board also found that the Veteran's current left knee and left wrist disabilities are not proximately due to or aggravated by her service-connected right knee and right wrist disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a direct link between the Veteran's in-service activities and her current left knee and left wrist conditions.,The VA examiners concluded that there was no aggravation of the Veteran's left knee or left wrist disabilities by her service-connected right knee or right wrist disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left patellofemoral pain syndrome, left tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23007489
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left wrist tendinitis, left patellofemoral pain syndrome, and a left ankle condition.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple shoulder, knee, and hip disabilities as well as increased ratings for cervical spine DDD, upper extremity radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain, and tension headaches.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an effective date earlier than November 10, 2022 for service connection of left and right patellofemoral pain syndrome.
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