Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's right knee disability, left knee disability, and lower back disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's private healthcare provider's opinion, along with medical records showing continuity of symptomatology, was deemed more probative than the inadequate VA examiner's opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability, lower back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001575
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