The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection was not well grounded due to lack of medical evidence showing an increase in underlying pathology during service. The decision also noted errors in factual determinations made by the Board, such as the absence of a discharge examination from the veteran's first tour of duty.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error because the facts known at the time did not support finding an increase in underlying pathology during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0001462
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