The Board has determined that it is at least as likely as not that the appellant's current left knee degenerative arthritis is attributable to his active military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided a relative balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether the appellant's current left knee degenerative arthritis was causally related to the documented November 1953 fall off of the wing of an Air Force bomber. The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, granting service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (arthritis) of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1014237
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for left and right knee arthritis have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals prior to the promulgation of a decision.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for left wrist tendonitis and degenerative joint disease of the left wrist, as well as service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee. The claims were not granted due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Granted
The veteran's low back disability was increased to a 20 percent rating effective March 16, 2007. His bilateral knee disabilities remain at 10 percent.
- Dismissed
The appellant withdrew his appeal for an increased initial rating for arthritis of the left knee, effective from December 1, 2002, and in excess of 20 percent from July 7, 2006.
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