The veteran's hip and ankle disorders are found to be secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities. His left knee synovitis is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence indicates that the veteran's hip and ankle conditions are due to overuse of his right leg, which has required extensive rehabilitation over time.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip and Left Ankle Disorder, Right Hip and Right Ankle Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0215268
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