The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and glaucoma are not service-connected as they were not present during his period of active military service or for many years thereafter.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show any chronic conditions related to the issues. The disabilities were first noted long after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0504022
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What this means for you
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