The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disorder, including multilevel lumbar spondylosis, was permanently aggravated by his service-connected left knee disorder.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current low back condition was more likely than not aggravated and accelerated by his service-connected left knee disability due to an altered gait resulting from the knee replacement surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, multilevel lumbar spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1019055
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What this means for you
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