The Board found that the Veteran's current left knee bursitis is less likely than not incurred in or caused by service, and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current diagnosis of prepatellar bursitis is less likely due to service, given the lack of chronicity after separation and the absence of osteoarthritis progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2016
- Citation
- 1601035
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