The Board has found that the Veteran's low back disability is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's right knee disabilities caused him to walk with an altered gait over many years, which contributed to his history of chronic low back pain. The Board finds that the Veteran's primary care provider is in a better position to assess the long-term effects of his right knee disabilities and their impact on his low back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar strain with degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1238135
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