The Board granted service connection for a bilateral knee disability, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active duty. The challenge to the December 2011 rating decision that denied service connection on the basis of clear and unmistakable error was denied.
The deciding factor: The June 2021 private medical opinion provided probative evidence linking the Veteran's bilateral knee disability to her active duty service, thus meeting the nexus requirement for service connection. The failure to provide a VA examination in the December 2011 decision did not constitute clear and unmistakable error.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089352
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