Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms began during her active duty and have persisted since then.
The deciding factor: The Board found significant probative weight in the Veteran's lay statements regarding the persistence of observable symptoms since the injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability (manifested by pain, weakness, and functional impairment)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010132
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