The Board granted service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease, lumbar degenerative disc disease, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected plantar fasciitis with degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease and lumbar degenerative disc disease are secondary to his service-connected plantar fasciitis with degenerative arthritis, and the benefit of the doubt is resolved in the Veteran's favor. The private examiner's opinion supports a direct relationship between the low back disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease, lumbar degenerative disc disease, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020393
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