The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is found to be related to his service, and he is granted a 30% rating for this condition.,His left knee meniscal tear, right hip arthritis, and left hip arthritis are all found to be aggravated by his service-connected bilateral foot disabilities, and he is granted a 30% rating for each of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbosacral strain was caused by an injury during service, which led to chronic mechanical back syndrome.,His bilateral foot disability aggravated his pre-existing spine condition, leading to the development and progression of his current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, left knee meniscal tear, right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, somatic symptom disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23023467
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee meniscal tear and denied his request for an increased rating for left knee laxity.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for lumbosacral strain, asthma, melasma and hydradenitis, hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depression, anxiety, and stress), left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, a left foot disorder, and IBS have been granted. The remaining issues are remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection of a lumbosacral strain, resulting in the dismissal of this issue.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, finding that it is related to his in-service injury. The claimant did not contest this decision.
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