The Board found that the veteran's preexisting Osgood-Schlatter's disease and bilateral knee tendonitis did not worsen during service, and his current arthritis of the knees is not related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's preexisting conditions were aggravated by active service but are not presumed to have been incurred therein.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Discomfort, Osgood-Schlatter's Disease, Tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0303919
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What this means for you
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