The Board has granted service connection for left hip total arthroplasty, right knee patellofemoral osteoarthritis, and left knee patellofemoral osteoarthritis, all of which are related to the Veteran's in-service parachute injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was evidence both for and against the claim, but ultimately concluded that the Veteran's current hip and knee disabilities were related to his reported in-service parachute injury based on the Veteran's competent statements and medical opinions supporting this relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip total arthroplasty, right knee patellofemoral osteoarthritis, left knee patellofemoral osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24041033
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for left and right hip disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back and knee disabilities.,Both the VA examiner and Dr. M.T. provided opinions linking the hip conditions to the Veteran's service-connected back and knee disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee patellofemoral osteoarthritis and denied it for right knee strain.
- Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's left hip total arthroplasty, but no higher.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left hip total arthroplasty was withdrawn by the Veteran during a hearing and is therefore dismissed.
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