The Board found that the veteran's left knee pain was not incurred or aggravated in his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of continuity of symptoms or a medical nexus between the veteran's service and any current knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0601634
What this means for you
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