The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and a 20 percent rating for a left knee disability, while denying service connection for aseptic meningitis and back disability, and denying an increased rating for the left ankle disability.

The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the preexisting right knee injury was aggravated by service, but not enough to establish service connection for the other conditions.

Claimed conditions

right knee disability, aseptic meningitis, back disability, left ankle disability, left knee disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

20%

Decision date

February 25, 2025

Citation

A25016631

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