The Veteran's right knee DJD is granted as it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service injury and subsequent surgery.,The Veteran's left knee DJD is granted based on aggravation of a pre-existing condition during service. ,Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the current right knee DJD was at least as likely caused by or related to the in-service injury and subsequent surgery, supported by medical literature.,The left knee DJD is considered a natural progression of the pre-existing condition due to service-related jumps. The Board found no evidence of aggravation during service beyond the expected natural progress.,There was no credible evidence linking diabetes mellitus type II to service exposure or other in-service factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee DJD, Left Knee DJD, Diabetes Mellitus Type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22030826
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