The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability and low back disability are not service-connected as they did not have onset during active service or are otherwise etiologically linked to any incident of active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current disabilities to his military service, including parachute jumps.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral chondromalacia patella, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1723894
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