The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability but denied service connection for left and lumbar spine disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced, if not higher, that the Veteran's right knee disability had its onset during service. However, there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or symptoms of a left knee disorder causing impairment in earning capacity, nor any evidence that the lumbar spine disability was incurred in or caused by an in-service disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability diagnosed as sprain of the medial collateral ligament, infrapatellar tendinopathy/strain, and Baker's cyst, left knee disability, lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063620
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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