The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the service-connected residuals of a medial meniscectomy of the right knee and has determined that the veteran's low back pain is aggravated by his service-connected right knee condition.
The deciding factor: The examiner opined that the veteran's back problem was not caused by or aggravated by his initial right knee problem, but rather due to changes in posture resulting from his knee problems.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a medial meniscectomy of the right knee, low back pain
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0211174
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What this means for you
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