The Veteran's lumbar spine condition is currently rated as 10 percent prior to September 10, 2020 and 40 percent from that date. The Board finds the evidence does not support a higher rating for this condition.,The Veteran's right knee conditions are currently rated as 10 percent each. The Board finds the evidence does not support a higher rating for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria for the Veteran's lumbar spine and right knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic low back strain status post fractures of the left transverse processes of L1, L2, and L3 with arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, Right knee degenerative arthritis and popliteal cyst, residuals of repaired meniscal tear, Right knee, residuals of meniscal tear for symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000622
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Decisions by this judge: 1,350 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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