The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees, and thus the claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was more probative than Dr. C.P.'s opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2011
- Citation
- 1100759
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