The Board denied service connection for right and left knee arthritis as the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service injury, disease, or event related to either knee, nor was there sufficient evidence to establish a secondary relationship between the knee disabilities and the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The absence of in-service symptoms, complaints, findings, diagnosis, or treatment for knee issues, combined with no continuous symptoms since service separation, led to the denial of both direct and presumptive service connection. Additionally, there was insufficient evidence to establish a secondary relationship between the knee disabilities and the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease (arthritis), left knee degenerative joint disease (arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102870
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