The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the evidence supports a relationship between the Veteran's current left knee condition and her military service.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA examiner provided positive medical opinions regarding the Veteran's patellofemoral arthritis of the left knee as it was noted to likely have been caused by the same factors that led to the right knee patellofemoral arthritis disability to develop, despite opining that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's left knee instability disability was proximately due to or caused by the service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032605
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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