The Board has determined that the veteran's hip, knee, and foot conditions are service-connected based on direct evidence of in-service injury and current disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found ankylosis of the left knee and inflammatory arthritis of the right hip, right knee, and left knee. The examiner opined that the veteran's left knee condition was a result of trauma suffered in service.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left hip conditions, right and left knee conditions, right and left foot conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0602615
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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