The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for her left knee condition, finding that there is no probative evidence showing a chronic left knee condition was incurred during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current left ACL tear and tibial plateau fractures are less likely than not caused by her in-service knee tendonitis.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee ACL tear, tibial plateau fractures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26020247
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- Remanded (sent back)
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