The Board granted service connection for status post right total knee arthroplasty, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that it is due to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 physician's opinion provided probative weight and considered the pertinent evidence of record, including lay statements from the Veteran, leading to a nexus being established between the current condition and the service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right total knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108935
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,677 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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