The Board found no evidence of a chronic condition during service or an applicable presumptive period, and there is no objective evidence of continuity of symptomatology. The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current knee problems are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence relating the current conditions at issue to the veteran's service in the military.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right knee injury, residuals of left knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0604999
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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