The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left total knee replacement and left elbow dislocation, posttraumatic arthritis. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations found no positive nexus opinion linking the current diagnoses to any in-service events or conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left total knee replacement, left elbow dislocation, posttraumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2023
- Citation
- A23030792
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