The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability, including as due to a service-connected left knee disability.,The Board has also granted service connection for right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD (depression).,Both conditions are related to active service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show no complaints of or treatment for a right knee disability during active service, but the post-service evidence supports that the Veteran's current right knee disability is related to his service-connected left knee disability.,The post-service evidence shows that the Veteran experiences current disability due to each of these claimed disabilities which is related to active service. The June 2018 VA DBQ examiner specifically opined that it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran’s right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome and acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD (depression) are related to active service.,The Veteran's in-service experience of being selected for ATC school but unable to complete it is linked to his current depression.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disability, Right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, Acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD (depression)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19100237
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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