The Board has determined that the Veteran's neck and knee disorders are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of chronic conditions during or within one year after service. The current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the current disabilities and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Neck Injury, Bilateral Knee Injuries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1335231
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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