The Board found no evidence of chronic left knee or ankle disabilities prior to service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examination and treatment records did not provide clear and unmistakable evidence that pre-existing left knee and ankle injuries existed prior to service, and the current symptoms were not shown to be related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- tenosynovitis of the left knee, arthritis of the left knee, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the left knee, osteoarthritis of the left ankle, tendonitis of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0019947
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