The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability as there was no evidence of an injury during active duty, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA. The other claims were remanded to correct a duty to assist error.

The deciding factor: The lack of evidence supporting the Veteran's claim and the negative VA examination opinions were determining factors in denying service connection for the right knee disability.

Claimed conditions

right knee disability, congestive heart failure (CHF), hearing loss, tinnitus, neck disability, back disability, pelvic misalignment, left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, residuals of a left foot fracture, psychiatric disability, to include anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), migraine headaches, obesity, as secondary to a neck, back, and foot disabilities, left arm nerve pain, as secondary to a neck disability, left arm pain, as secondary to a neck disability, left hand pain, as secondary to a neck disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 30, 2025

Citation

A25094544

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