The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition, including degenerative joint disease. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s current right knee conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a grant of service connection due to an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the merits of the issue material to the determination of the matter, with the benefit of the doubt resolved in favor of the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease, right knee patellar fracture, right knee posttraumatic arthritis, right knee medial compartment patellofemoral osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19194785
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,890 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease, including secondary to a service-connected left knee disability, is granted. The condition was not related to military service and no aggravation by the service-connected left knee disability could be established.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were withdrawn, and his claims for increased ratings and service connection were dismissed. The Board found no evidence of ankylosis or other disabling conditions that would warrant higher ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis, finding that his current condition is due to wear and tear from military service. The decision also grants service connection for any related joint pain.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder, left arm, and right knee disabilities have been granted due to new evidence presented. The cases are being remanded for further examination and rating.
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