The Board has determined that the Veteran's current low back disability is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding of a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability and his current low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin Disability, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Joint Pain, Chronic Muscle Pain, Sleep Disturbance, Muscle Twitching, Respiratory Disorder, Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1827774
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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