The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's right knee disability and denied service connection for his skin condition, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current skin condition and exposure to herbicides or any other incident of service. The Board also found that the right knee disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Traumatic arthritis of the right knee","additional_notes":"Deformity and scarring as a result of past surgery including a patellectomy"}, {"condition_name":"Dermatitis","additional_notes":"Manifested many years after service and not related to any incident of service."}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0632177
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