The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right knee disability, which includes a total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is at least as likely as not related to his in-service right knee injury during military service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The VHA concluded that the current right knee disability was at least as likely as not related to the in-service injury, and that it could be attributed to the initial injury due to post-service injuries being unable to differentiate symptoms associated with the initial injury from those strictly due to later injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right knee disability, right knee injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1542959
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What this means for you
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