The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disorders, as well as a neck disorder. The claims for right hip and left hip disorders were remanded.,There is no persuasive evidence linking the Veteran's current right or left knee or hip disorders to her active duty service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions of record concluded that the Veteran's current knee and hip conditions are not related to her active duty service. The Board found the January 2024 VA opinion more probative than the Veteran's lay statements.,There is no evidence showing a diagnosis of arthritis within one year of service discharge, nor does the Veteran provide consistent reports of continuous symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Right Hip Disorder, Left Hip Disorder, Neck Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24032084
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and an initial compensable rating for TBI, as new evidence was received. The effective date for service connection for TBI is being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left hip disorders due to a pre-decisional error in obtaining an adequate nexus opinion prior to the June 2021 rating decision.
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