The Board has granted service connection for left knee meniscal tear and osteoarthritis, as well as lumbar degenerative arthritis of the spine. The conditions are considered to have had their onset in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion supports that the Veteran's current left knee meniscal tear and osteoarthritis and lumbar degenerative arthritis of the spine are at least as likely as not related to parachute jumps in service, which is consistent with his statements about the onset of symptoms after service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscal tear, left knee osteoarthritis, lumbar degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22019408
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee meniscal tear and denied his request for an increased rating for left knee laxity.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's rating for left knee meniscal tear from 20 percent to 10 percent was improper and restored the original 20 percent rating. The right knee disability and low back disorder issues are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided for the Veteran's knee and palatal tympanic myocronus claims were inadequate, and thus these cases must be remanded to obtain new evaluations.
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