Granted
The Board granted service connection for a dermatological disability, right knee osteoarthritis, and left knee osteoarthritis, as well as a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with major depression from July 5, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions were found to have manifested during active service, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Dermatological disability, claimed as basil cell carcinoma and/or actinic keratoses, Right knee osteoarthritis, Left knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103733
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