The Veteran's cervical spine disorder is not service-connected as it is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.,His lumbar spine degenerative disc disease is service-connected as it is proximately due to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's cervical and lumbar spine conditions were not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disorder, Lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18133103
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