The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right knee disability, diagnosed as patellar tendinitis, is related to his service as an armor crewman and finds in favor of granting service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a current diagnosis of patellar tendinitis consistent with the Veteran's service experiences, including repetitive jumping trauma during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellar tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2016
- Citation
- 1608813
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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