The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and a left knee disorder, both related to the Veteran's military service. The claims for a low back disorder and a brain tumor were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 VA examiner provided an opinion that the Veteran's right knee disability was at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by his claimed in-service injury, while the left knee disorder was related to the brace on the right knee failing to prevent buckling. The Board found these opinions credible and granted service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disorder, low back disorder, brain tumor(s), diagnosed as ganglioglioma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018774
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