The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a left knee disorder and a right knee condition on secondary basis due to his pre-existing left knee disorder. The claim was not well-grounded as there is no current evidence of a left knee disorder, and the law disposes of the issue in favor of the VA.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were denied because there is no current competent medical evidence of a left knee disorder, and service connection for a right knee condition on secondary basis was not warranted due to lack of an established link between his pre-existing left knee disorder and his right knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0001025
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What this means for you
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