The Board has granted service connection for right knee meniscus tear and degenerative changes, left hip ischial tendinitis, and cervical spine degenerative changes. The veteran's claims are denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the current diagnoses were not related to any incident of the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee meniscus tear, left hip ischial tendinitis, cervical spine degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0616847
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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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