The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee conditions, other than his service-connected chondromalacia, are not related to his military service. The claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the veteran's current right knee conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Arthritis, Right Knee Chondromalacia, Right Knee Meniscal Tear, Right Knee ACL Insufficiency, Right Knee Synovitis, Right Knee Medial Plica Syndrome, Right Knee Cyclops Lesion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0114236
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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