The Board found that DJD of both knees was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's knee disability did not manifest until several years after his discharge from active military service and there is no evidence linking the condition to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of both knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0514825
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's DJD of the left and right knees was rated at 10 percent from May 2, 2011 to November 17, 2013. From November 18, 2013, the ratings were denied as they did not meet or approximate criteria for a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current knee conditions are not attributable to his military service, including any in-service injury incurred as a result of a fall from a tank. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's joint pain is attributed to known clinical diagnoses, not due to an undiagnosed illness or service. The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral knee and lumbosacral spine DJD are as likely as not related to service, including his reported in-service injuries. As a result, both claims for service connection have been granted.
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