The Board has determined that the veteran's low back, right knee, and right hip disorders are not related to his service or a service-connected condition. However, he was granted service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right great toe with traumatic arthritic changes.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current low back, right knee, and right hip disorders were incurred in or aggravated by his military service or are related to his service-connected condition (right great toe fracture).
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Right knee disorder, Right hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0200843
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