Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee strain as secondary to his left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding no evidence that the right knee strain was caused or aggravated by the service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners opined that there was no clear evidence suggesting an injury to one joint would have any significant impact on another uninjured joint, and the Veteran's statements lacked probative value regarding a nexus between his right knee strain and his left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020717
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