The Board granted service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, diagnosed as osteoarthritis, based on the chronicity and continuity of symptoms within one year after separation from service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's bilateral knee disorder manifested to a degree of ten percent or more within the applicable presumptive period and there has been a continuity of symptoms since separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25008651
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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- Dismissed
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