The Board has granted service connection for lumbar strain, but the claims of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee conditions are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: Service connection is established for lumbar strain based on continuity of symptomatology since service. The VA examiner did not address whether trauma sustained in parachuting activities played a role in the development of the Veteran's current right and left knee disabilities, as well as whether his PTSD aggravated these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- low back condition, right knee condition, left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2011
- Citation
- 1135906
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