The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disorder, an increased rating for his right knee disability, and an increased rating for his lumbar para vertebral myositis with L5 radiculopathy. The decision found that the Veteran's left knee disorder did not have its onset during service or be related to his service-connected disabilities. For his right knee and back disabilities, the Board determined that a 40 percent rating was warranted based on the chronic orthopedic manifestations of IVDS and separate 10 percent evaluations for the chronic neurologic manifestations in both lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disorder did not have its onset during service or be related to his service-connected disabilities. For his right knee and back disabilities, the Board determined that a 40 percent rating was warranted based on the chronic orthopedic manifestations of IVDS and separate 10 percent evaluations for the chronic neurologic manifestations in both lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disorder, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee (Right Knee Disability), Lumbar Para Vertebral Myositis, L3-L4 and L4-L5 Bulging Disc with L5 Radiculopathy (Back Disability)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0926241
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