The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disorder, genital herpes, and a right thigh contusion. The veteran is assigned a noncompensable rating for his cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: Service records show the veteran had multiple episodes of skin infections (folliculitis, scabies) during service which resolved without residuals. He also sustained an injury to his right thigh in a motorcycle accident and developed pain in his left knee due to stress fracture and Osgood-Schlatter disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disorder, Low Back Disorder, Genital Herpes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0124396
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What this means for you
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