The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and lumbar spine disorder. Additionally, the Board has also granted a TDIU rating due to the combined effect of these service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s current conditions are related to his military service, leading to a grant of service connection for all three issues.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder, right knee disorder, lumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065374
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis was dismissed due to a untimely notice of disagreement. The left knee disorder claim is remanded for further action.
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