Granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left knee femorotibial osteoarthritis, status post total knee arthroplasty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's in-service knee injury was found to be a 'but-for' cause of the current disabilities, satisfying the direct service connection criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee femorotibial osteoarthritis, status post total knee arthroplasty, left knee femorotibial osteoarthritis, status post total knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089380
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