The Board has granted service connection for right knee arthritis with chondromalacia and left knee arthritis with chondromalacia, finding that the Veteran's disabilities had their onset in service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established because the Veteran's right knee and left knee disabilities had their onset during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee arthritis with chondromalacia, left knee arthritis with chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20042372
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee arthritis was granted, and he is now entitled to a 10% disability rating. The claims for right hip and left hip arthritis are remanded due to the need for further evaluation. His TDIU claim remains pending.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his knee disabilities and a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disorders have been dismissed. The Veteran withdrew these claims in February 2018, and the Board finds that he did so with full understanding of the consequences.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including providing proper notice and scheduling a VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee arthritis and low back degenerative arthritic changes, both currently rated at 10 percent.
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