The veteran's arthritis of the knees is found to be etiologically related to service, and service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports a finding that the veteran's current osteoarthritis of both knees had its onset while he was on active duty in the military.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0626635
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