The Board has determined that the Veteran's current low back disorder is more likely due to aging and overuse, rather than service-connected knee conditions. The condition was not aggravated by his in-service knee problems.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current low back disorder is more likely a result of normal wear and tear from aging and overuse, rather than any service-connected knee conditions or incidents during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the lumbar and thoracic spine, lumbosacral spinal stenosis, history of lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1031530
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What this means for you
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