Service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knee has been granted.,Service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has also been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral knee degenerative arthritis and mild neurocognitive disorders due to TBI are related to his military service, as evidenced by the in-service head injuries and ongoing treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Right Knee, Degenerative Arthritis of the Left Knee, Residuals of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19188175
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,199 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for TBI residuals and increased the PTSD rating to 70 percent from April 29, 2018, to February 19, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial disability ratings for obstructive sleep apnea, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, and degenerative arthritis of the right knee to correct duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and residuals of a traumatic brain injury as further development is needed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD from August 22, 2010, due to total social and occupational impairment.
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