The Veteran's right knee, left knee, and back conditions are granted service connection. The bilateral hip condition and acquired psychiatric condition are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pre-existing knee and back conditions were aggravated by his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee degenerative joint disease, Left knee degenerative joint disease, Back condition
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183047
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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