The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that his current disability is etiologically related to his service-connected residuals of right knee infrapatellar ligament rupture and repair with degenerative arthritis. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s left knee disorder was more likely caused by his service-connected right knee condition, resolving the conflict between the VA examiner's opinion and Dr. S. J. T.'s opinion in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, osteoarthritis, chondromalacia, patella tendon tear, slight patella alta, patella tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20079667
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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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