The Veteran's right knee disability is not service connected due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between the current condition and his military service. The left knee disorder claim must be remanded for additional medical examination.
The deciding factor: There is no direct evidence linking the current right knee disability to service, as there are no records of treatment or injury during active duty. For the left knee disorder, the Veteran's credible assertions regarding pain since basic training require further evaluation and opinion from a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease with chondromalacia patella of the right knee, left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1025365
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