The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disorder and back disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or service-connected hypertension. The Veteran's hypertension is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to establish a direct relationship between the Veteran's current bilateral knee disorder and back disorder with his active service or service-connected hypertension, nor could it be presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange or other environmental factors. The Board found that the Veteran's claims were not supported by competent medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Disorder, Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1629522
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