Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability is service-connected due to the left knee disability. The Board found that the evidence was in approximate balance, and thus granted service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's right knee disability is proximately due to his service-connected left knee disability based on competent and credible lay statements and a private medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002311
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