The Board has determined that the veteran's current left knee and low back conditions are related to his military service, granting service connection for both.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's current conditions are likely due to a history of trauma during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the left knee, osteoporosis, spinal stenosis and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2007
- Citation
- 0733573
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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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