The Board granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for mechanical low back pain, instability of the right knee, and instability of the left knee. The effective dates for these grants are set at November 18, 1997.
The deciding factor: The additional VA treatment records received within one year of the June 1996 rating decision were considered as new and material evidence, allowing the Veteran's claim to be reopened and granted service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Mechanical Low Back Pain, Instability of Right Knee, Instability of Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1009512
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right knee disability and has remanded his claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left knee arthritis and instability was denied. The current ratings for the condition are 10 percent for arthritis and 20 percent prior to February 7, 2021, and 20 percent from that date.
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