The Board has granted service connection for bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome and left knee condition, but denied service connection for right wrist condition and left wrist condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's assertions of in-service onset of knee pain were considered credible, and the negative nexus opinions based on lack of treatment post-service did not account for her statements of functional impairment since service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome, bilateral wrist disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20010263
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