Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 0633134
The deciding factor: The evidence of record shows that the veteran experienced intermittent bilateral knee pain and occasional swelling after jogging. Physical examinations did not reveal any instability or other significant findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Patellar Tendonitis, Right Patellar Tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0633134
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 195 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
What you can do next
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