The Board finds that the Veteran's osteoarthritis of the left knee, right hip strain, and stress reaction of the left fibula are at least as likely as not aggravated by her in-service injury. As such, service connection is granted for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The December 1998 incident caused a contusion to the Veteran's knee which led to degenerative joint disease that progressed beyond its natural progression due to prior surgery and pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the left knee, Chronic right hip strain, Stress reaction of the left fibula
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1515380
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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.
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