The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a bilateral knee disorder were denied. The claim for service connection for the low back disorder was not addressed as it is pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for establishing service connection, including lack of in-service diagnosis or injury, no medical nexus to service, and no showing that any current condition had its onset during active duty or within one year after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0311449
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What this means for you
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