The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disorders are aggravated by his service-connected herniated L5-S1 disc, post-laminectomy and discectomy. As a result, these conditions have been granted as secondary to the service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's service-connected low back disorder has caused aggravation of his nonservice-connected right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Right Ankle Disorder, Left Ankle Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0328565
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What this means for you
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