The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the evidence does not support a direct or secondary relationship to the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The VA clinician's opinion and rationale in the October 2025 addendum opinion most persuasively indicated that the Veteran's current left knee disability is not directly related to his service, as an injury of that severity would have reasonably required medical attention during or after service. The Board also found no evidence supporting a secondary relationship between the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability and his left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25015001
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