The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability, including arthritis and meniscus tear, as the Veteran's symptoms have been continuous since her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current right knee condition is less likely due to or caused by her service, but the Board finds the Veteran's lay statements regarding the continuity of her symptoms since service are credible and sufficient to establish service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee arthritis, right knee chondromalacia, right knee medial meniscus tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24011601
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and compensable ratings for left knee tendonitis and right knee chondromalacia have been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal in January 2025.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the service connection for left and right knee arthritis, thus the appeal is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate the previously denied claim for service connection for a right knee disability has been received. The AOJ should now consider secondary service connection in addition to the original claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and has remanded the claims for hypertension, left knee disability, and right knee disability due to duty to assist errors.
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