The Veteran's left knee disorder is related to her in-service complaints, and she has been granted service connection for this condition. The heart disorder is secondary to hypertension, but the examiner must determine if it was aggravated by active duty. The bilateral foot disorder may be due to surgery during active duty, and the nasal and eye disorders are likely due to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disorder is related to her in-service complaints, which supports a direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder, heart disorder, bilateral foot disorder, nasal disorder (rhinitis and sinusitis), eye disorder (conjunctivitis and blepharitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1005320
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- Remanded (sent back)
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