The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee Osgood-Schlatter's disease with osteoarthritis, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's Osgood-Schlatter's disease most likely occurred before service but is more attributable to age and obesity. The Board resolved any doubt in favor of the Veteran, granting service connection for her knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Osgood-Schlatter's Disease, Right Knee Osgood-Schlatter's Disease, Left Knee Degenerative Osteoarthritis, Right Knee Degenerative Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2017
- Citation
- 1732645
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to ratings greater than 10 percent for right and left knee Osgood-Schlatter's disease based on instability during the period from April 9, 2019 through February 6, 2021.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee instability is rated at 10 percent, effective March 22, 2016. A separate 20 percent rating for dislocation of semilunar cartilage was granted as of that date.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder condition and a left knee condition, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service injuries. Service connection was denied for dental trauma due to lack of evidence showing loss of substance of the body of the maxilla or mandible.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient range of motion testing in previous examinations. The Veteran's right knee disability, including Osgood-Schlatter's Disease and Degenerative Joint Disease, will need further evaluation.
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