Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee disability and low back disability as there was no evidence of these conditions manifesting during service or being etiologically related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners opined that the Veteran's low back and knee disabilities were less likely than not due to service based on the absence of relevant complaints, treatment, or diagnoses in the service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disability, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087392
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