The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition and a right knee condition, finding that the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The January 2023 VA examiner established a nexus between the Veteran's knee disabilities and an event in service based on medical literature supporting increased risk of musculoskeletal injuries among tactical populations like military and police officers, which includes the lower extremity with the knee being the most commonly injured site.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee condition, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019691
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