The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right and left knees, effective September 11, 2008. The earlier effective dates for service connection have also been granted.
The deciding factor: The RO implicitly denied claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the knees in July 2004 when granting service connection for fibromyalgia on a presumptive basis due to its association with diffuse joint pain, including knee pain. The Veteran's claim was received within one year of this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of Right Knee, Degenerative Joint Disease of Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1526373
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee condition is rated at 20 percent disabling, effective August 31, 2022.,The Veteran's scars are currently rated at 20 percent disabling, also effective August 31, 2022.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition, finding that it is secondary to her service-connected left knee disability. The evidence shows that the Veteran injured both knees in 1999 and continued to experience pain despite treatment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal requires remand due to duty-to-assist errors in previous VA examinations and evaluations. The issues of increased ratings for left knee disability, a compensable rating for left knee scar, service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, and TDIU are all remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a disability rating of 70 percent, effective October 17, 2017. Service connection for Degenerative Joint Disease of Right Knee and Left Knee is also granted.
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