The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a left knee disability and granted it. The claims for right knee and right leg disabilities were denied.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence does not establish a direct link between current knee conditions and military service, despite some muscle strain noted in service records.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of both knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0622863
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board found that schizophrenia was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for an increased rating for osteoarthritis of the right elbow, right ankle, and both knees with hypermobile joint syndrome is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
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