Granted
The Board granted service connection for knee osteoarthritis under the combat presumption of 38 U.S.C. § 1154(b).
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a causal relationship between the Veteran's knee osteoarthritis and his in-service combat experience, as required by the combat presumption.
- Claimed conditions
- knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020468
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