The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder secondary to the veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability. The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right and left knees, as well as his sinusitis, have also been granted.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence supports the finding that the veteran's chronic lumbosacral strain is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected bilateral knee disability. The veteran's claims for increased evaluations were supported by the clinical findings and the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder (Chronic Lumbosacral Strain), Sinusitis, Chondromalacia, Right Knee with Degenerative Joint Disease, Chondromalacia, Left Knee with Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0011095
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Veteran's sinusitis is currently rated at a noncompensable evaluation. The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for sinusitis as of February 19, 2021, based on the number and duration of incapacitating episodes requiring antibiotic treatment.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for higher disability ratings in excess of 20 percent for cervical spine and lumbar spine conditions, left knee condition, right knee condition, and sinusitis. The Veteran was granted service connection for chronic laryngeal papillomatosis.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw their appeal.
- Denied
The Veteran's sinusitis was rated as noncompensable for the period prior to December 9, 2024. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on the severity of his symptoms and lack of incapacitating episodes.
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