The Veteran's left knee strain with tendonitis and degenerative arthritis has been rated at 10 percent, while his chronic left ankle sprain with internal derangement is rated at 20 percent. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right knee disorder and low back disorder.,The Veteran’s right knee condition was found to be unrelated to his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not provide an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis may have resulted from his altered balance and gait caused by his service-connected left knee and left ankle disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Strain with Tendonitis and Degenerative Arthritis, Chronic Left Ankle Sprain with Internal Derangement
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20058749
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