The Board denied service connection for a chronic right leg disorder, finding no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current degenerative joint disease of the right knee to her in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The third element of service connection was not met as there is no medical nexus between the in-service right leg injury and the current right knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right leg disorder, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21062631
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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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