The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees and ankles, finding that these conditions had their onset during the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The July 2008 VA examination concluded with diagnoses of bilateral knee degenerative joint disease and bilateral ankle tendonitis, and medical evidence supported a nexus between the current disabilities and the inservice disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the bilateral knees, arthritis of the bilateral ankles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0909596
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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- Dismissed
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