The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against a rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's left knee disability.,The Board also finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against a rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's thoracic spine disability.,Service connection for the degree of aggravation of lumbar spine disability, proximately due to or the result of the service-connected left knee disability, is granted.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence shows that the veteran's lumbar spine disability was aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, left knee injury with residuals of a fracture of the fibula and patellofemoral chondromalacia, status-post arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, residuals of a lower thoracic spine injury
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0605665
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Decisions by this judge: 1,467 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. Service connection is being remanded for the lumbar spine disability and right knee and calf disabilities.
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