The Board denied service connection for posttraumatic arthritis of the left knee due to a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA examiner did not find that the Veteran had posttraumatic arthritis of the left knee, and the August 2024 radiology report revealed only mild left knee osteoarthritic changes. The Veteran is also not competent to diagnose posttraumatic arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098125
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