The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, foot, and hip disorders as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left buttock. The disability rating for the residuals of the shrapnel wound to the left buttock with post-operative neuropathy remains at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's complaints pertaining to the left knee, foot, and hip were not causally or etiologically related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disorder, Left Foot Disorder, Left Hip Disorder (excluding aggravation)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0009153
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