The Board has granted service connection for right hip and right knee degenerative joint disease, finding that the conditions are due to repetitive trauma injuries sustained in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current right hip and right knee disabilities were incurred in service due to repetitive trauma from parachute jumps.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19129117
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee DJD was manifested by degenerative arthritis with limitation of flexion of no less than to 130 degrees, even when considering pain and flare-ups. The Board denied the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to July 1, 2011.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development due to the Veteran's failure to appear for an examination, and to obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee disability, including as secondary to his left knee disability, was denied. The Board found no medical evidence linking the current right knee DJD to service or service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted separate ratings for a right knee meniscal tear (20%) and right knee instability (10%), but denied an increased rating for right knee DJD.
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