The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral patellofemoral syndrome, tendonitis, and athlete's foot or other fungus infection. The claim for a higher initial rating for chronic medial tibial stress syndrome of the right leg was granted with an initial 10 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support diagnoses of the claimed conditions and there was no clear and unmistakable evidence that they pre-existed service, thus failing to establish service connection. The claim for a higher initial rating for chronic medial tibial stress syndrome was granted based on the current manifestations of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral patellofemoral syndrome, tendonitis, athlete's foot or other fungus infection
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0001676
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