The Board has granted the veteran's motion to advance his appeal on the docket and determined that service connection is warranted for chondromalacia patella of the left knee. The Board denied service connection for depressive disorder, finding no evidence linking it to service or as secondary to a knee disability.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records did not show any in-service diagnosis of depressive disorder, and the veteran's current depression started after his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia patella of the left knee, depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0635587
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What this means for you
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