The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, to include osteoarthritis, and a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The evidence of record reasonably establishes a nexus between the appellant's current right knee problems and his history of parachute jumps in service. The VA clinician found that the appellant's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, to include osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110561
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