The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis is related to her service-connected left knee disability and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the diagnosed right knee osteoarthritis is more likely than not a result of compensating for a left knee injury sustained in 1998 while serving in the military, which was already service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee joint osteoarthritis, left knee meniscal tear residuals with anterior cruciate ligament tear residuals and osteoarthritis, left knee scars, chronic sinusitis, post turbinate reduction residuals, cyst removal residuals, septum reconsideration, and rhinoplasty residuals
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26019942
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for left and right knee scars have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for left knee scars, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation as the combined area of the Veteran's scars was less than the required threshold for a 10% rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including SSA disability records. The AOJ will consider the recent grants of service connection in conjunction with the TDIU application.
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