The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of bilateral knee injury, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed the veteran with residual injuries from a knee injury sustained during basic training and opined that such injuries are at least as likely as not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bilateral knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0409333
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee injuries is being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether any current knee conditions are related to active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for additional VA examinations.
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