The Veteran's lumbar and right knee disabilities are granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.,Service connection for bilateral hip, foot, and ankle disabilities is also granted as secondary to the service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s lumbar and right knee disabilities were proximately due to his service-connected left knee disability, resulting in functional impairment of earning capacity.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar Degenerative Joint Disease and Intervertebral Disc Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21013548
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