The Board granted service connection for a left knee disorder and right knee disorder, both diagnosed as degenerative joint disease. The lumbar spine claim was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the evidence showing onset of bilateral knee disabilities during active duty service, with no significant contrary medical evidence provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease (DJD) and anterior cruciate ligament tear of the left knee, Degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21061885
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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