The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left and right knee, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant. The skin condition issue was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms had onset during service and continued after service, supporting direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the left knee, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee, Skin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24001827
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
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