The Board finds that the veteran's right knee disorder is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound (SFW) of the right lower leg with fracture of the right fibula.,The claim for left knee disorder as secondary to the service-connected right lower leg disability is not well grounded, and thus denied. The veteran's testimony did not provide sufficient evidence to support this claim.,The claim for peripheral neuropathy of the fingers and head as a result of exposure to herbicides is also not well grounded.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the right knee disorder was proximately due to or the result of his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound (SFW) of the right lower leg with fracture of the right fibula, based on the veteran's testimony and medical evidence.,For the left knee condition, the claim is not well grounded as there is no credible evidence showing that it was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disability. The Board found the veteran's testimony insufficient to substantiate this claim.,Regarding peripheral neuropathy of the fingers and head, the claim is also not well grounded due to lack of credible evidence linking it to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disorder, Left knee disorder, Peripheral neuropathy of fingers and head
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0009253
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