The Board found that the veteran does not have current disabilities related to his service, specifically regarding residuals from a circumcision and left knee injury. As such, the appeal for these claims is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking any current disability to the veteran's period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, circumcision, residuals, left knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2004
- Citation
- 0421973
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the left knee meniscal tear from June 25, 2013 to August 10, 2018 and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the left knee injury prior to August 11, 2018.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for left total knee arthroplasty was denied for certain periods. The issue of a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals, left knee injury from June 25, 2013 to August 10, 2018 was remanded.
- Dismissed
Your claim has been dismissed because the VA granted service connection for balanitis, recurrent, which includes rash and sensitivity as residuals of circumcision. There is no remaining case or controversy regarding this issue.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals as the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits.
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