The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder incurred during active duty for training and assigned an initial compensable rating of 10% for right patella subluxation. The claim for high blood pressure is denied as not well grounded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current low back disorder was caused by his military service, specifically the injury he sustained during active duty for training in September 1987 and exacerbated later in 1989. The right knee condition has been granted an initial compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- High blood pressure, Low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0014937
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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