The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for low back disability, secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The chronic lumbosacral strain manifested by chronic mechanical low back pain is found to be a result of his service-connected right lower extremity pathology, including leg shortening.
The deciding factor: The examiner concluded that the veteran's discomfort of the low back was likely due to constant requirement for the pelvis and lower back to compensate for the postural imbalance caused by his shorter right leg resulting from his service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0008355
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