Partly granted
The veteran's claim for left knee degenerative changes was granted as secondary to service-connected right ankle tendonitis. The claim for eye disability was remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's left knee degenerative changes are secondary to her service-connected right ankle tendonitis based on the evidence and legal conclusions from previous decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative changes, eye disability (cataracts, presbyopia, allergic conjunctivitis, and/or meibomian gland dysfunction)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001598
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