The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disorders, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease that led to current conditions. Service connection was also denied for recurrent epistaxis as the condition did not meet criteria for a compensable rating.,Service connection for bilateral knee disorders is not granted due to lack of medical evidence linking current conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence in the Veteran's service records indicating any knee disorder during his military service. The VA examiners also noted that the Veteran’s current knee conditions were more likely age-related and not related to service.,For recurrent epistaxis, the Board determined that the condition did not meet criteria for a compensable rating as there was no greater than 50 percent obstruction of nasal passages on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disorder, Right Knee Disorder, Recurrent Epistaxis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19182457
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