The Veteran's service connection claims for right knee disorder and migraine headaches have been granted. The Board found new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, including testimony regarding in-service injuries and continuous symptoms since then.
The deciding factor: The newly received evidence provided by the Veteran, including his testimony about an in-service injury and ongoing symptoms, raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the service connection claims for right knee disorder and migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disorder","diagnosis_details":"Bilateral knee joint osteoarthritis"}, {"condition_name":"Migraine Headaches","diagnosis_details":"Incurred in service, related to a head injury during basic training combat exercises in 1974."}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20081513
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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