The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee disability, including ACL tear and meniscus tear, is at least as likely as not related to his in-service injury. As a result, service connection for residuals of left knee ACL tear is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's current left knee disability was incurred during service, with opinions from both VA and private providers supporting this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee ACL tear, left knee meniscus tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1733369
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a full grant of benefits in prior decisions. Service connection is granted for left knee meniscus tear.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for her left knee condition, finding that there is no probative evidence showing a chronic left knee condition was incurred during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim of an initial rating higher than 20 percent for left knee meniscus tear is being remanded due to incomplete medical reports and the need for updated VA treatment records, including non-VA community care consultations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional error in the VA Form 10182 Decision Review Request, and the Veteran needs further examination to determine if his current left knee disabilities are related to his active duty for training in June 2012.
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