Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee patellar tendonitis, finding that there was no evidence to establish a nexus between the in-service compartment strain and the current condition.
The deciding factor: The March 2022 VA examination provided an opinion that the Veteran's right knee patellar tendonitis was less likely than not caused by service, and this opinion was found to be more probative than the Veteran's lay statements due to its medical basis.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellar tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090541
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