The Board denied service connection for a chronic right knee disorder, but granted service connection for a chronic cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the presence of a current diagnosis of a chronic right knee disorder and was insufficient to establish a link between the Veteran's active service and his current condition. However, there was credible medical and lay evidence that supported a finding of a chronic cervical spine disability beginning during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"chronic right knee disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"current_status":"not shown to have a current diagnosis"}, {"condition_name":"chronic cervical spine disability","diagnosis_date":"active service","current_status":"competent and credible medical and lay evidence makes it at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater) that the Veteran’s cervical spine disability began during active service"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193628
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What this means for you
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