The Board granted service connection for knee osteoarthritis, left, finding the evidence to be in approximate balance as to whether it was a result of active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The July 2021 VA medical nexus opinion and the April 2022 Medical Nexus Opinion provided sufficient rationale, while the July 2019 VA medical nexus opinion was internally inconsistent. The Board resolved all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- knee osteoarthritis, left
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25041225
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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