The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, to include arthritis, as there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or continuity of symptomatology since service, and no competent evidence linking his current knee conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The January 2005 VA examination report and the March 2008 private treatment records did not provide any evidence supporting a link between the veteran's current knee disabilities and his in-service injuries. The lengthy time interval between service and the onset of symptoms also weighed against a finding of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability (arthritis), right knee disability (arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0815794
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