The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder is rated at 30 percent, effective March 24, 2015. The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran’s disabilities were related to service, with competent lay evidence of continuity of symptomatology since service supporting this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, osteoarthritis of the left knee, osteoarthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20027732
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