The Board has determined that additional benefits under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 are not warranted in this case as the veteran did not require an extended period of convalescence beyond February 1995.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence to show that the veteran required an additional period of convalescence beyond February 1995, and he did not seek or require VA treatment after that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee ligament strain, Anterolateral rotator instability, Lateral meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0010862
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