The Board denied service connection for right-knee and left-knee disorders, finding that the Veteran's current knee conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no objective evidence of injury during active duty service and concluded that the Veteran's current knee disorders are more likely due to aging-related osteoarthritis rather than in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- Right-knee disorder, Left-knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21077615
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