The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral knee, shin, and ankle conditions have been granted. The VA has also determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted showing a current disability in these areas, and it was found that the Veteran’s service-connected thoracolumbar spine degenerative joint disease with levoscoliosis contributed to his current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee condition, bilateral shin condition, bilateral ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20064637
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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