The Veteran's lumbar spine condition is granted as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.,The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy is granted as secondary to his now service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the conditions was granted based on their being aggravated by or proximately due to a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar Spine Condition, Left Knee Condition, Right Ankle Condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20039124
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee conditions, finding that the Veteran's current knee conditions are more likely than not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for pre-existing left and right knee conditions, finding that these conditions were aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee conditions, finding that they are related to his active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle conditions as secondary to his service-connected left hip replacement.
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