The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy secondary to the veteran's service-connected malignant lymphoma and increased the rating for his right knee arthritis from noncompensable to 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the veteran's current peripheral neuropathy is related to his service-connected malignant lymphoma, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection. The VA examination also confirmed the presence of arthritis in the right knee, warranting a 10% rating under DCs 5003 and 5010.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy, Arthritis of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0018264
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