The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities and finds that, due to the relative equipoise of evidence, the Veteran's current bilateral knee disability is more likely than not related to his period of active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's lay statements regarding daily running during service were consistent with the places, types, and circumstances of his military service. The opinions from both a private doctor and VA examiner reached different conclusions but did not directly contradict each other.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee arthritis, patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1719314
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What this means for you
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