Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The claim for syncope was also granted. However, the claim for hypertensive heart disease was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to service, and reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, syncope
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25012536
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