The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 30 percent for the service-connected right knee disorder, effective from April 1997. The veteran's bilateral foot and headache conditions are not found to be related to his service-connected right knee disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's bilateral foot or headache disorders are secondary to his service-connected right knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Compression fracture of T-12, Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Bilateral foot disorder, Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0017823
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