The Board has granted the Veteran's motion to revise a June 23, 2011 rating decision that denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities. The decision is revised to reflect an award of service connection for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee and medial compartment osteoarthritis of the right knee, both effective October 22, 2009.
The deciding factor: The correct facts at the time of the June 23, 2011 rating decision demonstrated that service connection for patellofemoral pain syndrome (left knee) and medial compartment osteoarthritis (right knee) were warranted due to documented treatment and diagnoses on active duty, as well as continuity of symptoms within one year post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome (left knee), Medial compartment osteoarthritis (right knee)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20072253
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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