The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that the condition was not incurred in or related to service and did not meet any presumptive criteria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support direct service connection due to lack of in-service complaints or treatment for a left knee disorder. The Board also found no basis for presumptive service connection as there was no chronic disease shown in service, continuous symptoms since service, or manifestation within one year of separation.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder (osteoarthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23038457
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral shin splints and left knee osteoarthritis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support direct or secondary service connection. The appeal is dismissed.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disorder, diagnosed as osteoarthritis, due to his service-connected right ankle disability. The decision finds that the Veteran's right ankle disability is a proximate cause of his left knee arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to a failure to schedule VA examinations as directed in previous remands. The Veteran is advised that if a VA examination is scheduled, a failure to report may result in denial of his claims.
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