The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee DJD is not related to his military service and does not meet the criteria for service connection. The left hand disability claim was also denied as there is no current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's current right knee DJD and his military service, including his reported parachuting activities. The Board found that the presumption of soundness does not apply due to lack of pre-service documentation for any prior knee injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee degenerative joint disease (DJD), Left hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1760427
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