The Board found that the veteran's left knee disability was not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right knee, low back, and/or left hip disabilities. The right knee disability is currently evaluated at 10 percent, while the low back disability is now rated at 60 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's left knee disability was caused or chronically worsened by his service-connected right knee, low back, and/or left hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee disability, Right knee disability, Low back disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2002
- Citation
- 0202687
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