The Board has determined that the veteran's current left knee problems are not related to his military service and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of any complaints, treatment or diagnosis of left knee problems during service. The preponderance of the evidence does not link the current disability with service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0630921
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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