The Board has determined that the appellant's right knee and left hip disabilities are secondary to his service-connected postoperative status, left lateral meniscectomy with x-ray evidence of degenerative changes. The RO granted a 20 percent evaluation for this condition.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions provided by Drs. Alexander and Burton supported the claim that the appellant's current right knee and left hip disabilities are secondary to his service-connected postoperative status, left lateral meniscectomy with x-ray evidence of degenerative changes.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis of the right knee, Bursitis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0000978
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- Remanded (sent back)
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