The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic migraine headaches and evaluations in excess of 10 percent each for chondromalacia of the left and right knees, as well as an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for postoperative residuals of an umbilical hernia. The veteran's current diagnoses were not found to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's current headaches or knee disabilities were related to his military service, and the evaluations assigned were consistent with the severity of his conditions as documented in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic migraine headaches, pes planus, chondromalacia of the left knee, chondromalacia of the right knee, umbilical hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0026943
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