The veteran's claim for service connection of left knee strain with degenerative arthritis was granted. The Board found that the veteran's current left knee disability is related to his active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran competent and credible, and the May 2023 private medical opinion highly probative in establishing a nexus between the veteran's in-service injury and current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25005149
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier date of entitlement or a higher rating based on the current medical findings.
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