Denied
The Board denied service connection for recurrent right and left knee disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The diagnosed degenerative arthritis was not shown during active service and was first noted many years after separation. The April 2018 VA examination concluded that the knee disabilities were less likely than not related to the Veteran's in-service complaints.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent right knee disability to include degenerative arthritis and tendinitis, Recurrent left knee disability to include degenerative arthritis and tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087945
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