The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of in-service injury or exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran's hypertension was also denied an increased rating.,Service connection for the right knee disability and diabetes were not granted due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no evidence showing a relationship between the current right knee disability and service, nor did it find any evidence connecting the Veteran's diabetes mellitus to his military service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131493
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What this means for you
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