The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee ACL tears with joint osteoarthritis, as well as his surgical scars from a right knee replacement. The decision is based on evidence showing that these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s knee conditions were related to service and granted service connection for all issues.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee ACL tear with joint osteoarthritis, left knee ACL tear with joint osteoarthritis, right knee surgical scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20011159
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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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