The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee joint osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current arthritis is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected bilateral knee disability, and thus grants service connection for bilateral knee joint osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee joint osteoarthritis, right knee joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148485
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection to left knee joint osteoarthritis as secondary to lumbosacral strain and spinal stenosis, and right lower extremity radiculopathy due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for right knee strain to ensure that the estimated range of motion provided for repeated use over time and during flare-ups is sufficient for rating purposes.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial compensable rating for right knee joint osteoarthritis before the Board promulgated a decision.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for the service connection of left knee subluxation and left knee joint osteoarthritis was dismissed due to untimely filing.
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