The Veteran's left knee chondromalacia patella is granted service connection. The issues of bilateral knee osteoarthritis and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a current disability, in-service injury, and positive nexus statement from the VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia patella, bilateral knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22014715
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee osteoarthritis, bilateral elbow nerve damage, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome must be remanded due to a failure to provide a VA examination.
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