The Board has found that the Veteran's current right knee disabilities, including DJD, patellofemoral syndrome and malalignment, are not related to service or his service-connected residuals of a right knee MCL tear. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current knee issues were not related to the remote history of MCL tear due to significant time lapse between service and current right knee conditions, and lack of residuals from the MCL tear.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (DJD), patellofemoral syndrome, malalignment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1409157
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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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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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