The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the appellant's lumbar spine disorder and left knee disorder, reopening his claim to reopen service connection for residuals of shell fragment wounds of the back and left arm, and finding that secondary service connection is warranted for the left wrist disorder.

The deciding factor: The clinical findings supported a 10 percent evaluation for the lumbar spine disorder based on characteristic pain on motion. The appellant's right knee fusion was found to be a contributing factor in his back disability. Secondary service connection was granted for the left wrist disorder as it is related to his service-connected left knee disorder.

Claimed conditions

lumbar spine disorder, left knee disorder

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

10%

Decision date

January 3, 2002

Citation

0200057

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