The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, right knee disability, and bilateral plantar fasciitis as secondary to service-connected shin splints and sciatic nerve radiculopathy.,The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims that her knee disabilities or plantar fasciitis were related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no credible evidence of a bilateral knee disability during service, and the evidence did not establish a nexus between the current knee disabilities and service. The Veteran's statements regarding in-service knee symptoms were deemed unreliable.,The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not caused by or aggravated by her service-connected shin splints and sciatic nerve radiculopathy, citing to scientific literature on osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disability (Osteoarthritis), Right Knee Disability (Osteoarthritis), Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24086214
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