The Board has granted service connection for bilateral patellofemoral syndrome (PFS) of the left and right knees, finding that it is related to the Veteran's active duty as a mechanic.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's PFS began during his active military service due to repetitive motion and heavy lifting from his job duties as a mechanic.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral syndrome (PFS), right knee PFS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- A19000353
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right shoulder, low back, left and right knee, as well as left and right foot disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including spondylolisthesis or segmental instability (DJD spondylolisthesis L-5 S1), radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, paralysis of the ulnar nerve, acromioclavicular joint arthritis, left ankle tendonitis, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, bilateral feet with plantar fasciitis, fibromyalgia, pituitary macroadenoma, diabetes mellitus type II, and renal failure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is remanded for further evidentiary development to ensure compliance with prior remand instructions regarding the Veteran's left knee conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee conditions but granted a separate 10 percent rating for left knee instability effective April 20, 2023.
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