The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine condition and a bilateral knee condition, finding that there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions. The Board also found that any current conditions are not secondary to his lower back disability.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence linking the current lumbar spine and bilateral knee conditions to service or to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine condition, Bilateral knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23020726
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