The Veteran's left knee disorder is not related to active service, and the Board finds that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of aggravation during service. The claim for a right knee disability was remanded but has not been adjudicated yet.
The deciding factor: There is no clear and unmistakable evidence showing that the Veteran's pre-existing right knee condition worsened during service or that any increase in disability was due to its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Osteoarthritis, Right Knee Meniscus Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2013
- Citation
- 1321760
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