The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee osteoarthritis, finding that the condition is not directly related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current bilateral knee osteoarthritis was less likely than not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral chondromalacia patella.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069457
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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