The Veteran's left knee disability is service-connected as secondary to his right knee disability.,The Veteran's right knee subluxation and right lower extremity radiculopathy are both rated at the maximum available evaluation.
The deciding factor: Service connection granted for left knee disability as secondary to right knee disability. Right knee subluxation and radiculopathy are rated at their highest possible evaluations due to the nature of the disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Degenerative arthritis of the left knee","diagnosisCodes":["5010"]}, {"conditionName":"Right knee subluxation","diagnosisCodes":["5257"]}, {"conditionName":"Right lower extremity radiculopathy (likely associated with lumbar spine arthritis)","diagnosisCodes":["8520","8726"]}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1440863
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