The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disorder secondary to the veteran's service-connected left knee disability and has increased the evaluation of his left knee disability from 10% to 20%. A separate 10% evaluation is assigned for arthritis of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the veteran's current right knee disorder was aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability, warranting a grant of service connection. The left knee disability has been evaluated at 20%, with an additional 10% evaluation for arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disability (Postoperative Residuals)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0317429
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What this means for you
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