The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are more likely due to normal wear and tear after service rather than any in-service event or exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no probative medical evidence supporting a direct link between the Veteran’s current bilateral knee conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19150647
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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