Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left knee conditions as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during active duty or within one year of separation, and the current conditions were unrelated to any in-service injury, disease, or event.
The deciding factor: The lack of documentation of sustained treatment or diagnosis following documented incidents in 1980 and 1991, combined with no evidence linking the current knee conditions to service, led to the denial of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee condition, left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25014589
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