The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, finding insufficient evidence to establish that his current condition is related to military service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions indicated that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing bilateral knee disorders prior to service, and the weight of the evidence did not relate any current right and left knee disorders to the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20075120
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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