The veteran's right knee disability is found to be proximately due to his service-connected left knee disability. The left knee disability prior to September 6, 1996, warrants a 10 percent evaluation; from November 1, 1997, it warrants a 30 percent evaluation. The veteran's right foot and left heel disabilities are each assigned a 10 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the finding that the veteran's right knee disability is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability (prior to September 6, 1996), Left Knee Disability (from November 1, 1997), Right Foot Disability, Left Heel Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0003515
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