The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, to include arthritis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. The claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss was also denied as there is no evidence of record linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current bilateral knee or psychiatric disorders were related to his military service, and he failed to attend VA examinations scheduled for further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Disorder, to include Arthritis, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2016
- Citation
- 1605486
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