The Board granted service connection for right knee anterior cruciate ligament tear with degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, and meniscectomy based on the Veteran's in-service injuries.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs in favor of a causal relationship between the in-service incurrence and the current diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee anterior cruciate ligament tear with degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, and meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25026219
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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