The veteran was granted an earlier effective date of November 12, 1993 for a 40 percent rating for his left peroneal nerve injury due to overcompensating for the service-connected impairment in his left knee.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence confirmed that the veteran had a left foot drop and total loss of use of this extremity as a residual of his already service-connected left knee disability, which occurred within one year of his claim filing.
- Claimed conditions
- Left peroneal nerve injury
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0125469
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