The Board granted service connection for bilateral knee osteoarthritis, finding that the Veteran's condition onset during his active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a continuity of symptoms from the in-service onset of bilateral chondromalacia patella to the current diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001541
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder strain, bilateral knee osteoarthritis, and bilateral foot degenerative arthritis and heel spur to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the issue of entitlement to a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for additional action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee osteoarthritis. The claims for a bilateral ankle condition and hypertension are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee osteoarthritis, finding that the condition is not directly related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.
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