The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral degenerative arthritis of the knees is related to active military service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition. The evidence does not support a finding of a current diagnosis of a bilateral ankle disability, but the claim will be granted as there is no clear and unmistakable error in denying it.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current bilateral degenerative arthritis of the knees is related to his active military service due to repetitive jumping from airplanes. The evidence does not support a finding of a current diagnosis of a bilateral ankle disability, but the claim will be granted as there is no clear and unmistakable error in denying it.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Degenerative Arthritis of the Knees, Current Bilateral Ankle Disability (not diagnosed)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2012
- Citation
- 1223136
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