The Board has granted service connection for low back, right knee, and right hip disabilities. The low back disability is related to in-service injury. The right knee disability is related to military service as it was aggravated by a pre-existing condition during service. The right hip disability is secondary to the right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current right knee disability, characterized as a meniscus tear and advanced osteoarthritis, was related to his military service due to aggravation of a pre-existing condition during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the thoracolumbar and lumbosacral spine, Meniscus tear and advanced osteoarthritis of the right knee, Right hip osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20023698
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