The Veteran's thoracic spine, right knee, left hip, and right hip degenerative arthritis are all found to be aggravated by his service-connected left knee, left peroneal nerve, and bilateral foot disabilities. A 20 percent rating is granted for the residuals of left knee injury with recurrent dislocation from December 18, 2017.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations showed that the Veteran's degenerative arthritis was aggravated by his service-connected left knee, peroneal nerve, and bilateral foot disabilities. The Board found the evidence to be in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s current hip disorders were aggravated beyond their natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracic spine degenerative arthritis, Right knee osteoarthritis and patellofemoral pain syndrome, Left hip osteoarthritis, Right hip osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20036414
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What this means for you
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