The Board granted service connection for a bilateral knee disability, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The February 2025 private medical opinion provided probative evidence linking the Veteran's in-service parachute injury to his current bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25026780
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for mid thoracic mechanical strain, dorsal kyphosis, and lumbar scoliosis; service connection for left leg radiculopathy; service connection for right leg radiculopathy; and ratings in excess of 10 percent for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome to afford the Veteran adequate examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome is related to his service, including his in-service duties and post-service employment.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome as the evidence did not support a finding that the condition was incurred in or aggravated during active service.
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