The Board has denied service connection for a low back disability and bilateral knee disability, finding that the evidence does not support a direct or presumptive relationship to active duty service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided were conflicting, with one suggesting a link between in-service duties and current conditions but lacking rationale, while another found no such link. The Board concluded there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between service and the Veteran's current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18131232
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