The Board found the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the low back, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, and degenerative joint disease of the left knee, secondary to a service-connected disability are well-grounded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion that the veteran's degenerative disc disease of the low back and degenerative joint disease of the right and left knees were aggravated by his service-connected pes planus disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the low back, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0021863
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What this means for you
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