The Board denied service connection for a bilateral knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not manifest during or within the applicable presumptive period and is not related to her in-service CMP.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current bilateral degenerative arthritis began during service or was caused by an in-service injury, disease, or event.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18104957
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