The Board granted service connection for right knee sprain, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee and bilateral foot disabilities on an aggravation basis.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence of record establishes that the Veteran's right knee disability has been aggravated by his service-connected left knee and bilateral foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee sprain
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24000931
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.
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