The Board denied the appellant's claims of service connection for a left knee disorder, tuberculosis, and pain and numbness affecting the lower extremities secondary to service-connected varicose veins. The claim regarding the lumbar spine disorder was also addressed in the decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between the claimed conditions and service or any other basis for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disorder, Lumbar Spine Disorder, Pain and Numbness of Lower Extremities (Secondary to Service-Connected Varicose Veins)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0325332
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