The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current right and left knee and leg disabilities to his in-service shell fragment wounds, resulting in a denial of service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no medical nexus between any current knee or leg disability and the veteran's in-service shell fragment wounds.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee and leg disability, Right knee and leg disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0609252
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and providing supplemental opinions from VA examiners.
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