The veteran's allergies were not service-connected, but her right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome are each rated at 10 percent disabling. The veteran's headaches are noncompensably disabling.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a chronic allergic disability, while the right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndromes have been productive of significant functional limitation since separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergies, Patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee, Patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee, Musculoskeletal contraction headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0110300
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- Remanded (sent back)
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