The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee tendonitis. The issues of severance of service connection for left and right ankle disabilities are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current knee condition is found to be analogous to the condition diagnosed in service, leading to a finding that her current disability had its clinical onset during her period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee tendonitis, type I osteogenesis imperfecta with secondary osteoporosis of the left ankle, type I osteogenesis imperfecta with secondary osteoporosis of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19120416
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Decisions by this judge: 2,084 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities led to a TDIU effective January 23, 2016. The VA also granted Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 (DEA) for the same date.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral knee tendonitis and strain, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed because the veteran died while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and bilateral knee tendonitis. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered with additional evidence.
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