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
- chronic cervical spine disability, chronic right knee disorder
- 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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Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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