The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a right knee disability related to his military service and therefore, denies the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion is highly probative as it reviewed the Veteran's medical history, interviewed him, and provided an opinion based on examination findings. The examiner concluded that the current degenerative joint disease of the right knee is more likely due to natural progression rather than a motor vehicle accident in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802236
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right knee.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded all substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him, from April 1, 2011, but no earlier.
- Granted
The Veteran's disability rating for degenerative joint disease of the right knee was reduced from 30 percent to 10 percent. The Board has now restored the original 30 percent rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to failure to provide proper notice and scheduling of a VA examination.
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