The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine arthritis and left knee arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability. The rating claims for over 20 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and over 10 percent for right knee degenerative joint disease are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current lumbar spine arthritis and left knee arthritis are proximately due to his service-connected right knee disability, warranting service connection. The rating claims were remanded as VA examinations did not fully comply with requirements for assessing the severity of the right knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine arthritis, left knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23017468
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