The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of right and left knee injuries, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that there was no clear and convincing evidence linking the current knee disabilities (including arthritis) to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right knee injuries, residuals of left knee injuries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2005
- Citation
- 0512352
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was granted under the PACT Act. Other claims were remanded for further review.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of left hip, shoulder, and knee injuries due to in-service trauma. The Veteran is also granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of left knee injuries and scar tissue on the left knee, finding that there is a preponderance of evidence supporting these claims.
- Denied
The Board found that there is not enough evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and residuals of left knee injuries.
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