The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral knee/leg disability was not incurred or aggravated during active service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred. The VA examination conducted in July 2011 concluded that it is less likely as not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: A VA examination determined that the Veteran's current bilateral knee conditions are more likely due to natural aging process rather than service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee/leg disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1217966
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral hand disability, a bilateral knee/leg disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, a heart disability, and a back disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to deficiencies in a previous VA opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's knee/leg and ankle disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient diagnoses and nexus opinions regarding the Veteran's knee/leg and ankle disabilities, which are related to service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, sinus disability, and bilateral knee/leg disability (claimed as buckling of the knees and legs) due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions had their onset in service or are otherwise related to service.
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