The Veteran's left knee, lumbar spine, and cervical spine disabilities are found to be secondary to his service-connected pes planus.,An initial disability rating of 20 percent for bilateral pes planus is granted effective October 2, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee, lumbar spine, and cervical spine disabilities are found to be secondary to his service-connected pes planus due to the weight-bearing and adaptation issues caused by the pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis (unspecified), Left Knee Degenerative Arthritis, Lumbar Spine Arthritis with Osteophytes, Cervical Spine Spondylosis and Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1813848
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