The Board found that the veteran's current right knee disability is not related to service or an incident of service origin, nor due to aggravation of a preexisting condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show any increase in severity of the preexisting residuals of injuries during service and no clear and unmistakable evidence was provided to rebut the presumption of soundness at entry into service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Discomfort, Chondromalacia, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Torn Medial Collateral Ligaments (MCL), Torn Medial Meniscus, Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0601024
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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