The Veteran's left knee disability, which is secondary to his service-connected pes planus, has been granted as service connection. The claims for service connection of the left shoulder condition, ulnar condition, wrist condition, and skin condition have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's left knee disability was incurred in or caused by a claimed in-service injury event.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee flexion, status post total left knee arthroplasty with osteoarthritis, skin condition (including skin cancer and skin lesions)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2023
- Citation
- A23032790
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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