The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's right knee conditions were caused or aggravated by his service, and it is less likely than not that they were caused or aggravated beyond their normal progression by his service-connected left ankle condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations found no link between the Veteran's right knee conditions and his service or service-connected left ankle condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Tendonitis, Residuals of Prepatellar Bursitis Surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2017
- Citation
- 1714363
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- Granted
The Veteran's appeal for an evaluation greater than 10 percent for right knee tendonitis with degenerative arthritis was withdrawn.,Service connection for PTSD has been granted, as the evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's PTSD was caused by an in-service stressor.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 1, 2019, and an effective date of the same for eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a predecisional duty to assist error due to the lack of information regarding the Veteran's functional ability and range of motion during flare-ups and after repeated use over time, as well as an inadequate review of his history of right knee instability. The case is being remanded for further examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent from September 4, 2008. A TDIU was granted prior to March 12, 2009 and from March 12, 2009 onwards.
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