The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence supports the readjudication of claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right knee, left knee, lumbar spine, and neck disability.,The Board has also determined that new and relevant evidence supports the readjudication of claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right knee, left knee, lumbar spine, and neck disability.
The deciding factor: The new medical opinion provided in January 2020 establishes a link between the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities (including osteoarthritis) and his service-connected plantar fascitis, supporting secondary service connection.,The new medical opinion provided in January 2020 supports the readjudication of claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right knee, left knee, lumbar spine, and neck disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, Degenerative arthritis of the left knee, Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Neck disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2023
- Citation
- A23027618
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- Granted
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