The Board has granted service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to a military injury sustained during active duty.,Service connection was denied for the blood disorder as there is no evidence of radiation exposure and the Veteran did not have any records indicating such exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his left knee osteoarthritis, resolving it in his favor due to continuity of symptoms since service.,There was insufficient evidence linking the blood disorder to military radiation exposure as no records indicated such exposure and the Veteran did not have any documentation about potential exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left knee osteoarthritis","claimed_condition":"left leg ligament damage"}, {"condition_name":"blood disorder","claimed_condition":"leukemia, also claimed as a blood condition to include leukemia"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144488
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.
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