The Board determined the Veteran is not entitled to an extraschedular rating for his service-connected low back disorder.,The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's right and left knee disorders are secondary to his service-connected low back disorder.,The preponderance of evidence also does not support a finding that the Veteran is unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment due solely to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The rating criteria for evaluating the Veteran's service-connected low back disorder are adequate, and referral for consideration of an extraschedular rating was not warranted.,There is no evidence that the Veteran's right or left knee disorders were incurred in or aggravated by his active service.,The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran is unable to obtain and/or maintain substantially gainful employment due solely to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic chronic lumbosacral strain (low back disorder), Right knee disorder, Left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2018
- Citation
- 1828867
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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