The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees, but remanded the issue of a low back disability for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether preexisting knee disabilities were aggravated in service, so service connection was warranted. The Board found that there was not clear and unmistakable evidence that the Veteran's knee conditions existed prior to service or that they were not aggravated by service. For the low back disability, a remand was necessary due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, Degenerative arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100495
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