The Board has determined that arthritis of the bilateral knees was incurred in service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise on whether arthritis of the bilateral knees was incurred in service due to multiple parachute jumps and related trauma during service. The opinion from Dr. L.M., the Veteran's primary care physician, supports a link between service and current knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the bilateral knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1630195
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