The Veteran's osteoarthritis of the left knee, midfoot and tibiotalar joint degenerative changes with anterior osteophyte of the distal tibia and calcaneal spurring of the left ankle, and degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, most prominent at L4-L5, have been granted service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions were manifest to a compensable degree within one year of discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the left knee, midfoot and tibiotalar joint degenerative changes with anterior osteophyte of the distal tibia and calcaneal spurring of the left ankle, degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, most prominent at L4-L5
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001128
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 40% rating for osteoarthritis of the left knee, effective July 1, 2009, and denied an increased rating in excess of 40% for the same condition as well as entitlement to TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine herniated nucleus pulposus L3-4 with intervertebral disc syndrome, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for reductions in ratings for post operative left femur fracture with leg length discrepancy and chondromalacia residuals, and degenerative changes of the lumbar spine.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee due to an inadequate medical opinion.
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