The Board has determined that the veteran's leg and knee problems are not related to her service or a service-connected condition, including her low back disability. Therefore, she is denied service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a link between the veteran's current leg and knee problems and her service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- leg problems, knee problems
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0527925
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