The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder was denied in April 2014, but reopened due to new and material evidence. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a chronic right knee disorder related to his military service.,Service connection was granted for diabetes mellitus, type II with diabetic nephropathy and hypertension on October 16, 2014, along with peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities. The effective date is set at October 16, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disorder was not shown as chronic in service or within a presumptive period, did not manifest to a compensable degree within a presumptive period, and was not noted in service with attributable continuity of symptomatology. The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that his current diagnoses are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19116100
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