The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, finding that there was no evidence of chronic disease during or within one year after service and that any current knee disorders are not related to his service-connected lumbar spine degenerative joint disease. The claim is also denied on secondary basis as the VA examiner found that the knee disorders are less likely than not caused by or aggravated by the service-connected lumbar spine disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no evidence of chronic disease during or within one year after service, and any current knee disorders are not related to his service-connected lumbar spine degenerative joint disease. The claim is also denied on secondary basis as the VA examiner found that the knee disorders are less likely than not caused by or aggravated by the service-connected lumbar spine disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20074644
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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