The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for his left knee disorder, cervical spine disorder, and low back pain with degenerative joint disease have all been denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of a chronic disability related to the claimed conditions in service or subsequent to service. The VA examinations did not find any specific diagnoses ascribable to the veteran's reported symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical strain, Chondromalacia patella of the left knee, Low back pain with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0310357
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