The Board has determined that the veteran's arthritis of the lumbar spine, hips, and knees are well grounded claims. The RO is directed to obtain any additional medical records and schedule the veteran for a VA examination to determine if his current arthritis is related to his parachute jumps during World War II.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient evidence linking the veteran's current arthritis of the lumbar spine, hips, and knees to his service-connected parachute jumping.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the lumbar spine, arthritis of the left hip, arthritis of the right hip, arthritis of the left knee, arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0007431
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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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