The Veteran's right knee orthopedic disability is found to have its onset during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA), and service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's credible testimony of a fall occurring in or around May 1997, which resulted in right knee injury during ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA. The Board found that the evidence supported an in-service injury and resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Ankle
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2013
- Citation
- 1304722
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The case is remanded due to insufficient information regarding the severity of the Veteran's left knee recurrent subluxation at the December 2022 VA examination, and further development is needed.
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