The Board has determined that the veteran's arthralgia of the knees and hips is related to his service, specifically repetitive trauma associated with routine duties in the military. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided evidence linking the veteran's current joint disorders to his period of active service, including 'routine duties' and participation in taekwondo.
- Claimed conditions
- arthralgia of the knees, arthralgia of the hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0006447
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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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