The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee osteoarthritis (OA), finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's diagnosed conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's consistent history of knee pain during and after service, which he attributed to his duties as a truck driver. The Board found the Veteran's statements credible and placed significant weight on the opinions provided by his private physician who had treated him for many years.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteoarthritis (OA), right knee osteoarthritis (OA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20019714
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability, finding that his current condition is related to an in-service injury.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left knee osteoarthritis (OA) due to the Veteran's chronic symptoms during and after service, finding that reasonable doubt should be resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right knee OA, initial compensable rating for limitation of extension of the left knee, increase in disability rating for MDD with anxious distress, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee OA, and right knee OA. The decision found that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim for bilateral hearing loss. For left knee OA and right knee OA, the Board determined there was no nexus between the current disabilities and active duty service.
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