The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder and increased ratings for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease. The Veteran's current disabilities were found not to be related to his military service, and he was awarded a 20% disability rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease beginning October 9, 2007.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disorder or lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease were related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disorder, lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1000082
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease was granted a rating of 40 percent on and after August 11, 2018.
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