The Board granted the veteran's claims for service connection and assigned initial evaluations of 10 percent for patellofemoral syndrome in both knees, left ankle sprain, and right ankle sprain. The effective date is not specified.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran's conditions met the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation based on their service connection theory being 'direct'.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome (knee), lumbar syndrome with degenerative changes, left ankle sprain, right ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0001004
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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