The Veteran's service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine is granted, and he receives an initial disability rating of 60 percent for GERD. Other conditions receive increased or separate ratings.
The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for each condition, leading to a favorable decision in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Spine, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Right Knee Tibial Plateau Fracture with Limitation of Flexion, Right Knee Instability, Right Knee Genu Recurvatum, Left Knee Distal Femoral Fibroma with Limitation of Flexion, Left Knee Instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24054402
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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.
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