The Board granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, right and left hip disabilities, and right and left foot disabilities based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service.

The deciding factor: The evidence was considered to be at least evenly balanced as to the onset of the Veteran's bilateral knee, hip, and foot disabilities during service, leading to a grant of service connection with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

Claimed conditions

right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right hip degenerative arthritis, left hip degenerative arthritis, right foot disability, manifesting as pain, tenderness and swelling, left foot disability, manifesting as pain, tenderness and swelling

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 6, 2025

Citation

A25085825

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