Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability as there was no evidence of chronic symptoms during the Veteran's periods of active duty or within one year of separation, and no credible report of continuity of symptomatology.
The deciding factor: The record does not show any chronic right knee issues during the Veteran’s service periods, nor did he report such issues in contemporaneous medical records. The first evidence of a right knee disability was noted years after his service, making direct service connection unwarranted.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016645
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