The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a low back injury and bilateral knee disorder. The Board found that the veteran's scoliosis of the spine, right thigh condition, and short leg condition are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's scoliosis of the spine, right thigh condition, and short leg condition are more likely due to a pre-existing automobile accident prior to enlistment in the Navy, rather than any injury or disease during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee conditions, residuals of a low back injury, right thigh condition, scoliosis of the spine, short leg condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0634476
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Decisions by this judge: 1,440 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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