The Board has granted service connection for tension headaches and right knee degenerative joint disease. The claim of entitlement to a compensable initial rating for left knee degenerative joint disease is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnosed conditions are etiologically linked to his active duty military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension headaches, Right knee degenerative joint disease, Left knee degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19105465
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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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for essential left-hand tremors, essential right-hand tremors, restless left leg syndrome, restless right leg syndrome, and tension headaches as further development is needed.
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