The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability manifested by pain, based on new and relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements and medical records provided sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the current disability and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder manifested by pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044696
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left elbow disorders manifested by pain, as well as right and left knee disorders manifested by pain, based on the evidence showing that these conditions had their onset during the Veteran's active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a left-hand condition is dismissed as the Veteran was granted service connection for mononeuropathy to the left hand fourth finger with parasthesia of skin in an October 2025 rating decision.
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