The Board has determined that the Veteran's preexisting bilateral knee arthritis was aggravated by his military service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's bilateral knee arthritis worsened due to the natural progression of the disease during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1022296
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What this means for you
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