The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability and lumbar disability, secondary to the service-connected right knee disability. The Veteran's conditions are related to an in-service assault.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's current right knee and lumbar disabilities are related to his in-service assault.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee anterior cruciate ligament tear, right knee meniscal tear, lumbar stenosis, lumbar scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2023
- Citation
- A23037077
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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 service connection for right knee disability, left knee arthritis, and bilateral knee instability. The decision is based on the Veteran's competent and credible lay evidence regarding the onset of symptoms in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his right knee disability is being remanded due to issues with the VA examination and incomplete records.
- Granted
The Veteran's degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome to include spinal stenosis and lumbar scoliosis, right knee total arthroplasty, and left knee strain are all granted service connection as directly related to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right knee conditions, including meniscal tear and osteoarthritis, are related to her service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.
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