The Board granted service connection for right knee joint osteoarthritis, left knee total arthroplasty, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obstructive sleep apnea, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise regarding the Veteran's claims, and resolving doubt in his favor, service connection for these conditions was granted.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee joint osteoarthritis, left knee total arthroplasty, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028266
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
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Dismissed
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