The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disability, and hypertension as the probative evidence did not establish that these conditions were etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The deciding factor: The clinician opined that the Veteran's current knee disabilities are less likely than not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury, event, or illness. The lack of contemporaneous medical evidence and the absence of symptoms for a decade after service also weighed against the claims.

Claimed conditions

right knee disability, left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 26, 2025

Citation

25002771

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