The Board has granted service connection for left knee disabilities, including strain and residuals from November 2010 meniscal surgery, as well as for residuals of a left rib cage injury with pain and functional loss. The decision is based on the presumption that these conditions are related to in-service injuries.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current left knee disabilities and left rib cage disability are at least equipoise with his competent and credible statements regarding their onset during service, leading to a finding of soundness for the former and an inference of causation for the latter.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disabilities, residuals from left rib cage injury
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20007603
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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