The Board has determined that the evidence is in at least relative equipoise as to whether the Appellant's current left knee disorder, including degenerative joint disease of the left knee and a total arthroplasty, is due to an injury sustained during service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supports a medical link between the Appellant’s current left knee disorder and her in-service injury during active duty training (ACDUTRA) in 1990.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the left knee, status-post total arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20067948
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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