The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral knee condition due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or in-service injuries.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of current knee or back disorders, nor any in-service injury or complaint that would support service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Bilateral knee condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0208284
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