The Board found that the veteran's current arthritis of the knees is not related to his service-connected residuals of rheumatic fever, and thus denied the claim.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's current arthritis of the knees did not stem from his service-connected residuals of rheumatic fever or any other event or incident of his period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the knees
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0632825
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What this means for you
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