Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for degenerative disc disease with scoliosis, right knee arthritis, and degenerative joint disease of the left knee with meniscal tear, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and VA treatment.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA medical opinion found it less likely than not that the Veteran's additional disabilities were caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA, or an event not reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease with scoliosis, Right knee arthritis, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee with meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097253
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