The Veteran's right knee disability is related to an in-service injury, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current right knee bursitis diagnosis was related to a reported in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19158467
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee bursitis was incurred during active duty service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are caused and aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. The Board has granted the claim for service connection, but the effective date of the TDIU is remanded due to insufficient clinical evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to duty-to-assist errors and new evidence added during a period when it was not allowed.
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