The Board has denied service connection for a low back disorder and a bilateral knee disorder, finding no current disability due to service or any related exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no medical diagnosis of chronic conditions such as a low back disorder or bilateral knee disorders that are related to the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0111764
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