The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a knee disability, finding that there was no chronic left or right knee condition in service and no evidence linking any current knee disability to service.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not show any chronic knee conditions in service and the post-service medical records were negative for any current knee disabilities. The Board found that the veteran's lay statements regarding a connection between his knee condition in service and his current knee disability were not competent evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0212168
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