The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service and more likely due to a workplace injury in 2007.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of arthritis or other knee issues during service and noted that the first documented complaint of pain was after a workplace accident in 2007, which led to arthroscopic surgery. The Board concluded this contradicted the Veteran's assertions of an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140285
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