Denied
The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left total knee arthroplasty (TKA) performed at a VA facility and service connection for both left and right knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's additional left knee disability was not proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA or an event which was not reasonably foreseeable. The same applied to his right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee disability, Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25002753
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