The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability. The effective dates for the award of service connection for recurrent left patellar subluxation and for a 10% rating for left patellofemoral degenerative joint disease remain August 28, 2008.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since May 1990 relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for a low back disability because it suggests that the Veteran currently experiences a low back disability which may be attributed to active service. The effective dates remain August 28, 2008 as there is no evidence showing worsening within one year prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, left patellofemoral degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1112958
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