The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right knee and right patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding that these conditions were aggravated by service resulting in current disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pre-existing right knee condition underwent a permanent increase in severity during service, leading to additional disability identified as degenerative joint disease of the right knee and right patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee, Right Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1215896
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