The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee strain, finding that there is no persuasive evidence linking his current condition to active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records did not document any in-service onset or related symptoms of a bilateral knee disability, and the examiner concluded that the current condition was less likely caused by service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24004359
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 216 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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