The Veteran's lumbar spine disability was granted a 40% rating from June 18, 2010. The left knee arthritis and instability issues remain unresolved.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbar spine disability has been found to meet the criteria for a 40% rating since June 18, 2010 due to additional degenerative changes and mild right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) and Arthritis of the Lumbar Spine, Arthritis of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1123544
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