The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral knee strain and arthritis were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may arthritis be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the current bilateral knee disability and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee strain, arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1004122
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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