The Board found that the veteran's left knee disability warranted a 20% rating, and denied service connection for his right foot disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find any evidence of a right foot disorder or its relationship to the left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0300382
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