The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral knee and leg disabilities, including arthritis and DVT of the legs, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence did not support a connection between his military service and these conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no chronic manifestation of arthritis or DVT in service, nor could there be any presumption of service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange or other known risk factors. The Veteran's current disabilities were not shown to have been caused by an injury sustained during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the knees, Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2011
- Citation
- 1146884
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