The Board granted service connection for left and right knee degenerative arthritis, finding that the conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record supports a nexus between the Veteran's current knee disabilities and his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069262
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
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