The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral-knee disorder, finding that there is at least a reasonable doubt in favor of the claim due to conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the knee disorder was caused by or aggravated by his right-foot injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while there were conflicting medical opinions on causation and aggravation, the evidence created a reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's claim for service connection based on the relationship between his right-foot injury and the development of bilateral-knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral-knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23044569
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral-knee and bilateral-foot disorders due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for bilateral-knee disorder due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service. The claims for pseudofolliculitis barbae and sleep apnea are remanded as there is insufficient current medical evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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