The Board has granted service connection for right, left knee disabilities and cervical spine disability. Additionally, the Board has also granted service connection for radiculopathy of the arms and legs secondary to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records show multiple incidents of injuries during parachute jumps which led to his current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disability","diagnosis":"Knee strain and osteoarthritis"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disability","diagnosis":"Knee strain and osteoarthritis"}, {"condition_name":"Cervical Spine Disability","diagnosis":"Degenerative disc and joint disease"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001168
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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