The Board has determined that the veteran's current left knee disability, characterized as patellofemoral stress syndrome, is permanently aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability to a degree of 10 percent over and above the pathology that would be manifest without the effect of the right knee disability. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that at least 90 percent of the veteran's left knee pain was due to his service-connected right knee disability, with an additional 10 percent attributable to the aggravation caused by the right knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral stress syndrome
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0305903
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What this means for you
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