The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, degenerative arthritis, and heel spurs.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by the examiner supported the theory that the Veteran's left knee condition was due to his service-connected foot conditions, and this opinion was given high probative weight.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain, meniscal tear, patellofemoral arthritis, internal derangement and baker's cyst
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24064363
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.
What you can do next
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