The Board has granted service connection for left knee and low back disabilities, but the claim of a compensable rating for foot condition is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements and medical evidence established a relationship between his left knee and low back conditions with service. The VA examination was inadequate in assessing the severity of the feet condition during flare-ups and without considering weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing motion.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee condition, low back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24077917
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