The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his military service and have denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a knee disability in service, arthritis within one year following discharge from service, or competent evidence linking the veteran's current bilateral knee disabilities to his in-service duties.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral degenerative joint disease of the knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0611823
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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