The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee tendonitis disability is related to his active duty service and grants this claim.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence, including a private doctor's opinion, supports the finding of a nexus between the Veteran's current bilateral knee tendonitis and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18124828
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities led to a TDIU effective January 23, 2016. The VA also granted Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 (DEA) for the same date.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral knee tendonitis and strain, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed because the veteran died while it was pending.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and bilateral knee tendonitis. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with additional evidence.
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