The Board granted service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis on a presumptive basis, but denied service connection for lumbosacral strain.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis manifested within one year of separation from active service. The denial was due to insufficient evidence linking the lumbosacral strain to an in-service injury or disease, and no evidence supporting a secondary relationship with his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104405
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