The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral knee condition, degenerative joint disease, was incurred in or aggravated by her military service. As a result, service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence placed the issue of a nexus between the current disability and service at least in equipoise, with the opinion favoring service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee condition, degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0217689
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What this means for you
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