The Board found that the veteran's general medical conditions of the right leg, including arthritis of the right knee and a scar on the right leg, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that any of the veteran's current right leg conditions had their onset during service or were related to an incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- conversion reaction, degenerative joint disease of the right leg, arthritis of the right knee, right leg scar, symptoms of diabetes mellitus in the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0019156
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for tension headaches and eye surgery, granted a 10 percent evaluation for the right leg scar, and remanded several other issues related to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis of the left knee and right knee to ensure compliance with a Joint Motion for Partial Remand from the Court.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a head injury, bilateral hearing loss, neck disability, gout of the right ankle, unspecified trauma or stress related disorder, tinnitus, and other musculoskeletal issues.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.
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