The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right knee was incurred during active duty, and service connection is granted. The veteran does not have current degenerative joint disease in his left ankle, right shoulder, or either hip.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran had complaints of pain in his knees while on active duty, which were diagnosed as minor degenerative changes at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of right knee, degenerative changes in left ankle, degenerative changes in right shoulder, degenerative changes in hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0216218
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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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a separate disability rating of 20 percent for left knee meniscal tear from October 28, 2021. Other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence must be reviewed by the AOJ before a final decision can be made on the claims. The Veteran's service connection requests for various conditions are being remanded to allow for further development and consideration.
- Granted
The Veteran's coronary artery disease was granted a 100% rating from February 18, 2013 to June 25, 2015. The claims for increased ratings of his right and left knee disabilities are remanded.
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