The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability and increased the rating for the right knee disability to 30 percent effective October 1, 2006.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on aggravation of the veteran's pre-existing right knee condition resulting in his current left knee disorder. The right knee disability is rated at 30 percent since October 1, 2006 due to total knee replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Arthritis, Right Knee Chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0717618
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