The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral knee disorder, finding that new and material evidence has been received. The Board also found that these disorders are secondary to his service-connected cold injury residuals.,Service connection is granted for a low back disorder and bilateral knee disorder as they are considered secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cold injury residuals of the feet.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's current low back disorder and bilateral knee disorders are related to his abnormal gait caused by his service-connected cold injury residuals, which resulted in joint pain and exacerbation of arthritis. The Board found this relationship sufficient to grant service connection for these conditions as secondary to his service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1016594
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