The Veteran's bilateral knee osteoarthritis is granted service connection. However, his right and left ankle osteoarthritis claims are denied as there is no evidence of in-service injury or chronic symptomatology.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of an in-service injury to the Veteran's ankles during combat, nor did he provide any credible lay evidence of continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Osteoarthritis, Left Knee Osteoarthritis, Right Ankle Osteoarthritis, Left Ankle Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24023956
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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