The Board denied service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis and remanded the claim for presbyopia due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The January 2019 VA examiner's opinion that the Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis is less likely than not related to an in-service injury, event, or disease was found persuasive. For presbyopia, additional medical evidence and a VA examination are needed.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative arthritis, presbyopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25008348
What this means for you
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