The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for left patellofemoral chondromalacia with medial patellar plica, gastrointestinal disorder due to an undiagnosed illness, and skin rash (tinea pedis) are well grounded. The lumbar spine disorder claim is also considered well grounded.
The deciding factor: The veteran provided credible evidence of current disability and a link between the inservice disease or injury and the current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left patellofemoral chondromalacia with medial patellar plica, gastrointestinal disorder (diagnosed as milk intolerance), lumbar spine disorder, ear disorder (undiagnosed illness), respiratory disorder (undiagnosed illness), skin rash (tinea pedis, undiagnosed illness), mood disorder (schizophrenia, paranoid type, due to an undiagnosed illness)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0027926
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