The Board has determined that the veteran's current right knee disability is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a nexus between the veteran's current right knee disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0630958
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the increased rating for PTSD with brain syndrome and residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right knee, as well as the TDIU issue.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his shell fragment wounds of the right and left knees and legs were granted, with a rating of 30 percent for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right knee. The effective date is not specified as it was determined that the appeal did not involve service connection issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need to consider the history of the injury and determine the extent of muscle damage caused by the shell fragment wounds.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a left arm injury, shell fragment wound of the right knee, and back injury as there is no evidence of such conditions in service or for many years thereafter.
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