The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service injury and that there is continuity of symptomatology since service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran sustained an in-service injury to his left knee during horse riding at Fort Hood, Texas. The Veteran has reported persistent pain since then, which was corroborated by his wife's testimony. The medical evidence also supported this claim, including a diagnosis of chronic knee pain and arthroscopic surgery. The examiner's negative opinion regarding the nexus between service and current condition was deemed inadequate due to its failure to consider the Veteran’s reports of continuous symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18157259
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's knee and cervical spine disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees, but remanded the issue of a low back disability for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and clarification regarding the severity of the Veteran's left knee and right knee disabilities, specifically to determine if the Veteran has experienced 'the functional equivalent of range of motion loss contemplated by the next higher rating' at any point during the appeal period.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left and right knees was dismissed as it was not timely filed.
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