The Board denied service connection for bilateral osteoarthritis of the knees and a low back disability as secondary to bilateral knee disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing that current bilateral knee or low back disabilities were related to service or service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral osteoarthritis of the knees, spondylosis of L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2016
- Citation
- 1614548
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral osteoarthritis of the knees, finding that symptoms were chronic in service and continuous since service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral osteoarthritis of the knees, finding that the Veteran's currently diagnosed condition is related to her military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral osteoarthritis of the knees, finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether this condition began during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral spine strain and bilateral osteoarthritis of the knees. The right leg disability, other than right knee osteoarthritis, is remanded for further examination.
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