The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, including arthritis, as there was no evidence that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service incident.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively show a relationship between the Veteran's current knee disabilities and his military service, considering the lack of in-service symptoms, absence of treatment for many years after service, and medical opinions that attributed the conditions to normal wear over a lifetime rather than an event during service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis right knee, arthritis left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24003004
What this means for you
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