The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee impairments, as well as an intestinal condition, finding that there was no evidence of these conditions during his active duty or related to environmental exposures in Southwest Asia. The Board concluded that the Veteran's current diagnoses were more likely due to aging and post-service occupational activities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of knee conditions during service or within one year of separation, and determined that any current knee impairments are not related to service or environmental exposures in Southwest Asia. The intestinal condition was attributed to the Veteran's post-service occupation as a carpenter.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee impairment, left knee impairment, intestinal condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20041558
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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