The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral hip and knee disorders are not service-connected as they did not originate during her active duty or within a year of discharge. The evidence does not support a finding of pre-existing conditions aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: There is no clear and unmistakable evidence to rebut the presumption of soundness, and the Veteran's current bilateral hip and knee disorders are not shown to be related to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hip Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1239288
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