The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his active duty service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The March 2005 VA examination report explicitly stated that the veteran's current left knee degenerative joint disease was not due to active duty service or secondary to the veteran's right knee condition, with no evidence of a continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0901433
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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