The Veteran's right knee disability, left knee disability, back disability, and bilateral lower extremities radiculopathy have been granted service connection. The Veteran's depression has been remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise regarding the direct nexus between the Veteran’s current right knee disability and his in-service injury, leading to a grant of service connection on this basis. For the secondary service connection claims, the Board relied on medical opinions linking the disabilities to the service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability, Back Disability, Bilateral Lower Extremities Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065600
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.
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