The Board has granted service connection for bilateral ankle, knee, hip, and back disabilities manifested by pain. The evidence is at least evenly balanced that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified during his May 2019 Board hearing of repeated slip and falls on ice in Greenland, which caused injuries to his ankles, knees, hips, and back.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disability manifested by pain, bilateral knee disability manifested by pain, bilateral hip disability manifested by pain, back disability manifested by pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20052201
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What this means for you
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