The veteran's claims for chronic back pain, right knee trauma, and bilateral hip condition were denied. However, the effective date of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left knee was granted as August 30, 2001, with a rating of 10%.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claimed conditions are not considered to be directly related to his military service or due to exposure to Agent Orange. The effective date is set based on when the claim for service connection was received by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic back pain, Degenerative joint disease of L4-L5, Right knee trauma, Bilateral hip condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0127478
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