The Board has granted service connection for a left knee medial meniscal tear and denied service connection for left hip bursitis. The Veteran's current conditions are considered to be related to his in-service injury, with the exception of the left hip condition which is attributed to normal age progression.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current left knee disability was directly related to his in-service injury and Dr. J.D.'s opinion supported this finding based on a continuity of symptoms from service through present day.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip bursitis, left knee medial meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2019
- Citation
- A19002372
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
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- Denied
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- Denied
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