The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), osteopenia, and degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine prior to April 18, 2022. The claim for increase in rating for degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine thereafter remains before the Board.,The Veteran's service connection claims were previously remanded due to issues with evidentiary development.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA doctors indicated that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's knee disabilities, PMR, or osteopenia to his military service. The Board found these opinions credible and highly probative in determining that the conditions were not caused by or incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, right knee disability, polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), osteopenia, degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine prior to April 18, 2022, degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine thereafter
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22050171
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