The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disability, including degenerative joint disease and Osgood-Schlatter disease, was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disability is likely due to 'wear/tear' over time rather than an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee arthralgia due to degenerative joint disease, Osgood-Schlatter disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1810773
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- Remanded (sent back)
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