The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine DDD, secondary to left knee patellofemoral syndrome. The decision is based on the Veteran's claim of a causal relationship between his service-connected left knee condition and his current lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's lumbar spine DDD was caused by his service-connected left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and the Board resolved this doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD), left knee patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24028104
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left knee disability, finding that it is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected back and sciatica disabilities. The evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and DDD, as well as right and left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to the now service-connected lumbar spine condition. The decision is based on a finding of relative equipoise in the evidence regarding whether these conditions are related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's hypertension, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral syndrome have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The lumbar spine disability has also been granted but the effective date is not specified.
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