Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, lumbar disc disease, and cervical spine disability based on evidence supporting an in-service onset of symptoms that have continued to the present.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's claimed conditions began in service and have continued to the present, and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, service connection is warranted for all three disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain, lumbar disc disease, cervical spine disability (cervical spondylolisthesis, facet joint arthropathy, and C3-C7 disc herniations)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25014971
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