The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee degenerative joint disease on a direct-incurrence basis, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to his parachute accident during active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record shows that the Veteran has been diagnosed with bilateral knee DJD. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms began within the one-year presumptive period and are in equipoise with the opinion of the VA examiners, granting service connection on a direct-incurrence basis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106148
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral knee degenerative joint disease and right shoulder DJD, but denied service connection for a compensable rating for scar, right bunionectomy, bilateral hearing loss (BHL), and right radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee DJD as the evidence did not establish a link to military service. The claim of secondary service connection was also denied due to lack of a causal relationship between the right leg disability and the knee condition.
- Denied
The Board has denied the claim for service connection for bilateral knee DJD, finding no competent and persuasive evidence linking the current disability to military service.
- Granted
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