The Board granted service connection for right knee mild osteoarthritis, finding that the condition manifested within one year of separation from service and is not attributable to intercurrent causes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee arthritis manifested to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service and is not attributable to intercurrent causes.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee mild osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25050961
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Decisions by this judge: 1,861 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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