Service connection for a left knee disability, depression, and lumbar spine disability is granted.,Service connection for right knee disability, right hip disability, and left ankle disability is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records show in-service left knee injury, which has been linked to current arthritis. Depression and lumbar spine disability are also found to be related to service due to continuity of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disability, Depression, Lumbar Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19130902
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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