The veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine, cervical spine, and right knee have been granted with respective evaluations of 20%, 10%, and 10% since January 1996. The claim for bilateral ulnar neuropathy was denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection has already been established for these conditions, and the decision is based on their current manifestations rather than service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Extremities, Traumatic Arthritis of the Lumbar Spine, Traumatic Arthritis of the Cervical Spine, Traumatic Arthritis of the Right Knee with Patellofemoral Syndrome, Bilateral Ulnar Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0105040
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