Denied
The Board denied service connection for right knee and left knee disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active duty. The claim for a heart condition was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions indicated no relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's service, including Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability, heart condition, impaired fasting glucose, left lower extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25004178
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