The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee patellofemoral syndrome, finding that the Veteran's preexisting condition was not aggravated by his active duty and thus rebutting the presumption of soundness.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's preexisting bilateral knee patellofemoral syndrome did not meet the criteria to be service-connected as it was not shown to have been aggravated during his second period of active duty, which is required for presumptive service connection under the PACT Act or other similar provisions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24013360
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