The Board has granted service connection for chronic left and right knee disabilities, diagnosed as osteoarthritis, finding the evidence in equipoise on whether these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current knee disabilities are consistent with a progression from his alleged bilateral knee conditions he claimed were acquired during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left knee disability, diagnosed as osteoarthritis, chronic right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20076695
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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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