The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and left knee disability as secondary to the Veteran's right knee disability, but denied an increased rating for saphenous nerve disability of the right leg. The issues regarding a skin condition and unspecified depressive disorder were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the evidence showing that the low back and left knee disabilities are proximately due to the service-connected right knee disability, while an increased rating for saphenous nerve disability was denied as it did not present in such an exceptional or unusual disability picture with marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Left knee disability, Skin condition, Unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21062681
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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