The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for chronic low back disability due to new and material evidence. The veteran's low back disability is found to be proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability, which was previously granted. Service connection for chronic left hip disability remains denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's current organic low back disability (including degenerative changes) is related to the altered gait caused by his service-connected left knee disability and finds that this condition is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disability, chronic left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0003024
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What this means for you
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