The Board has determined that the veteran's current left knee disability, including arthritis of the left knee, is due to a traumatic injury dating back to September 1959 and was not caused by any incident or event during his service. The Board also found no evidence of such disability being present within one year after separation from active military service in September 1960.
The deciding factor: The examiner determined that the veteran's current left knee disability, including arthritis of the left knee, is due to a traumatic injury dating back to September 1959 and was not caused by any incident or event during his service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee injury, arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0401919
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