The Board has determined that there is not enough evidence to support the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral arthritis of the knees, and thus the appeal is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a service-incurred knee injury or chronic complaints related to the Veteran's knees while in service. The first medical records showing a knee condition came 40 years after the Veteran's discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral arthritis of the knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2016
- Citation
- 1633242
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and disability ratings are not fully informed due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions. The cases are REMANDED for further examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional treatment records from medical providers that were not previously associated with the claims file. The Veteran is required to submit these records or provide authorization for VA to obtain them.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral arthritis of the knees, bilateral arthritis of the hands, and a neck disability to include degenerative disc disease and/or arthritis of the cervical spine. Service connection was also granted for tinnitus.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral arthritis of the knees, bilateral foot condition, asthma, melanoma, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy involving all four extremities has been withdrawn.
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