The Board found that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claim of service connection for DJD of the bilateral knees. The most persuasive evidence indicates that his knee disorder began around age 50, which aligns with the onset of arthritis in the general population.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's DJD of the bilateral knees had its onset or etiology in active service due to the common nature of arthritis in the general population and his reported history of knee pain since age 50.
- Claimed conditions
- DJD of the bilateral knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1733001
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