The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the ankles, knees, and hips. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported pain during service which later developed into diagnosed arthritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s arthritis was related to service, including running in combat boots during service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the bilateral ankles, degenerative arthritis of the bilateral knees, degenerative arthritis of the bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20070914
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