The Board has restored the appellant's 10% disability rating for bronchitis from November 7, 1996. The issues of service connection for osteoarthritis of the right knee and secondary service connection for left knee disorder are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The reduction of the appellant's 10% disability evaluation for bronchitis to noncompensable by a November 1997 rating decision was improper in that it was based solely on a change in rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right knee disability, bronchitis, osteoarthritis of the right knee, left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0101183
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