The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee disability, diagnosed as a meniscus tear and patellofemoral chondromalacia, is causally related to his military service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's current left knee disability is linked to an in-service injury during military training, which resulted in a meniscus tear and patellofemoral chondromalacia. The opinion of the treating orthopedic surgeon supports this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscus tear, patellofemoral chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1320501
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a full grant of benefits in prior decisions. Service connection is granted for left knee meniscus tear.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for left knee conditions have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's authorized representative.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee strain with osteoarthritis, patellofemoral chondromalacia, osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral trochlea, and status post open trochlear arthroplasty, finding that these conditions are related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim of an initial rating higher than 20 percent for left knee meniscus tear is being remanded due to incomplete medical reports and the need for updated VA treatment records, including non-VA community care consultations.
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