The Board has found that the appellant's claim for service connection for low back disorder, to include spondylolisthesis, as secondary to service-connected total left knee replacement and right knee disorder is well-grounded. The RO must obtain additional evidence including SSA records and arrange for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was sufficient evidence to establish a well-grounded claim for service connection based on the appellant's current diagnosis of spondylolisthesis and the possibility it may be related to his service-connected knee disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0006977
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