The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition, finding that his current disability is directly related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence supports a finding that the Veteran’s left knee condition was incurred during his military service and continues to be related to his service-connected right knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- synovitis, early osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20007131
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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