The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current low back or bilateral knee disability as a result of his active service. The claims for service connection are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence to link the current disabilities to the veteran's period of service and all evidence of record other than the veteran's statements support that his current disabilities resulted from post-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral knee disorder, Low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0416534
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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