The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee patella chondromalacia and medial joint degenerative joint disease are related to his active military service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current left knee disability is related to his military service, with the Board finding that the Veteran's credible reports of injury and the VA examiner's opinion supporting a nexus outweigh the negative opinion based on lack of STRs corroborating the injury history.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patella chondromalacia, left knee medial joint degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2017
- Citation
- 1730705
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not due to a service-connected disability, and he did not meet the requirements for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 or survivor's pension benefits. The appeal for accrued benefits is also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left knee disabilities.
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