The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability is found to be the proximate cause of his current left knee DJD, and he has been granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA clinician opined that the Veteran's left knee DJD may have developed as a result of overcompensating on the opposite extremity due to his right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins, left knee degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23049446
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What this means for you
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