The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left leg injury, including chondromalacia of the patella, is not well grounded. The evidence does not establish a nexus between the current disability and active service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's diagnosis of chondromalacia of the patella to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of patella
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0015714
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left and right knee disabilities, as well as his claim for a TDIU prior to May 14, 2012. The remand requires additional medical examinations and opinions.
- Denied
The VA determined that the veteran's post-operative residuals of a left knee injury with chondromalacia of patella do not warrant a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for left knee disability, characterized as chondromalacia of patella and left medial-femoral condyle.
- Granted
The veteran's right knee disability is rated at 10 percent, and his claims for stomach condition, PTSD, bacterial infection, and reopening of service connection claims are all granted.
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