The Board granted service connection for right hip, left hip, right knee and left knee disabilities based on the evidence showing that these conditions had their onset in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hip and knee disabilities had their onset in service, and resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip disability (osteoarthritis), left hip disability (osteoarthritis), right knee disability (osteoarthritis with instability and synovitis), left knee disability (osteoarthritis with instability and synovitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25013884
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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