The Board granted service connection for right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, right ankle degenerative arthritis, and left ankle degenerative arthritis based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence is sufficient to decide the Veteran's service connection claim, as it is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's bilateral knee and ankle disabilities are related to in-service injury. Reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, right ankle degenerative arthritis, status post ankle surgery, left ankle degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25030918
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating of more than 20 percent for left ankle degenerative arthritis from February 19, 2024.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, bilateral hip conditions and entitlement to specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant as there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's pre-existing conditions were aggravated during his period of ACDUTRA.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for bilateral tinnitus, right knee osteoarthritis, and left knee osteoarthritis due to inadequate medical evidence.
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