The Board denied service connection for left knee arthritis and right knee arthritis, finding no evidence of a current disability during the Veteran's military service. The claims for diabetes type 2 and hypertension were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of left or right knee arthritis, and there was no nexus to an in-service injury, event, or disease. For diabetes and hypertension, VA's duty to assist required examinations to determine if these conditions were related to toxic exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25011955
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