The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral knee osteoarthritis and chondromalacia, as new and material evidence was received. The Veteran's current diagnoses are in equipoise with his in-service injuries, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence is in relative equipoise that the Veteran’s bilateral knee conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee osteoarthritis, bilateral knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175600
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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