The Board finds that the veteran's right knee disorder is aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition. However, there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for his low back disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's right knee disorder was likely caused by his service-connected left knee disability due to aggravation. For the low back disorder, the Board concluded that the symptoms were not related to his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Low Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0202976
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What this means for you
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