The Board has granted service connection for left knee chondromalacia patellae, finding that the Veteran's symptoms during service are the same as her current condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had left knee chondromalacia patellae during service and this is consistent with her current symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia patellae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18123561
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee chondromalacia patellae, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to her military service.
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