The Board has determined that the Veteran's neck, bilateral knee, and bilateral foot disorders are not related to military service or a service-connected disability. The initial evaluation for lumbosacral strain is granted at 20%.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of record linking the Veteran's currently diagnosed neck, bilateral knee, and bilateral foot disorders to military service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Neck Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder, Bilateral Foot Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1007222
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