The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, to include osteoarthritis, as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during or immediately after his military separation and the current disability was more likely age-related.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's right knee disability was less likely than not incurred in or caused by the in-service right knee injury due to the lack of medical evidence supporting a diagnosis of a chronic knee condition during service, and the examiner noted that the Veteran's current osteoarthritis was more likely age-related.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, to include osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25013463
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 926 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the disabilities, and no evidence that the disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, to include osteoarthritis, and a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including left knee, right knee, lower back, upper back/neck, right shoulder, and bilateral foot conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a right knee disability, to include osteoarthritis, for an adequate medical opinion.
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