The Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis with chondromalacia was granted, and the effective date is set at April 4, 2003.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on newly received STRs that showed a pre-existing condition in service and aggravation of this condition during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative arthritis with chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23016850
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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