The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral chondromalacia patella is related to service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition. The Board also finds no evidence of a current disability of either ankle or residuals of an injury to the left hamstring following service, thus denying these claims.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that the veteran's bilateral chondromalacia patella is related to his in-service knee complaints and treatment. However, there is no current medical evidence showing any disability of either ankle or residuals of an injury to the left hamstring following service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral chondromalacia patella, Residuals of an injury to the left hamstring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0615769
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