The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder, left knee, right knee, left ankle, and right ankle conditions.,The Veteran is now entitled to VA compensation benefits for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient evidence to support a finding of in-service injury or aggravation, leading to current diagnoses of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left shoulder condition","claimed_conditions":["Left Shoulder Subacromial Bursitis","Acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis"]}, {"condition_name":"left knee condition","claimed_conditions":["Chronic bilateral knee strain with bilateral tendonitis and IT band syndrome in his left leg"]}, {"condition_name":"right knee condition","claimed_conditions":["Chronic bilateral knee strain with bilateral tendonitis and IT band syndrome in his right leg"]}, {"condition_name":"left ankle condition","claimed_conditions":["Degenerative arthrosis, bilateral ankles"]}, {"condition_name":"right ankle condition","claimed_conditions":["Degenerative arthrosis, bilateral ankles"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19187401
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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