The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder is granted as secondary to service-connected right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome and bilateral pes planus. The Veteran's bilateral pes planus, migraine headaches, right and left knee patellofemoral syndromes are all denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s lumbar spine disorder was caused by her service-connected right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome and bilateral pes planus. The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is rated at 30% under Diagnostic Code 5276, which is the maximum schedular rating for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disorder, bilateral pes planus, migraine headache disability, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left knee patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20031712
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- Denied
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