The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee condition was aggravated by his active service, and thus grants service connection for this disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows an increase in severity of the pre-existing right knee condition during service, which is considered aggravation rather than a new injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0921243
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a right knee disability and restoration of previous ratings for left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received with respect to all the service connection claims on appeal. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA examinations and medical opinions to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
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