The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis with patellofemoral syndrome, right knee degenerative arthritis with patellofemoral syndrome, mouth ulcers, and low back strain with degenerative arthritis are all granted.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records indicate injuries to the knees and mouth during service. Multiple medical opinions support a link between these conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative arthritis with patellofemoral syndrome, right knee degenerative arthritis with patellofemoral syndrome, mouth ulcers, low back strain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183612
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.
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