The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine DDD is granted, with a rating of 30 percent. Service connection for left knee pain with instability and OSA are also granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on new evidence that related the left knee pain to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD), left knee pain with instability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19146632
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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