The Board grants service connection for right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the condition is etiologically related to the Veteran's active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a medical nexus between the Veteran's in-service injuries and his current right knee condition, despite conflicting opinions from VA examiners. The Board finds the Veteran's lay statements credible and highly probative as to the continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24002903
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 2, 2010, for service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right sciatic nerves but denied increased ratings for these conditions. The claims for increased ratings for knee and back conditions were remanded.
- Partly granted
The veteran's appeal for direct payment of agent fees was granted, but the issue of whether the amount of fees awarded is reasonable was remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis, both before and after March 4, 2022.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis and granted a separate 20 percent rating for right knee effusion effective June 19, 2021.
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