The Board finds that the veteran's preexisting Osgood-Schlatter's disease of his knees did not undergo a permanent increase in severity during active service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's preexisting bilateral knee disability did not undergo any significant increase in disability during his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Osgood-Schlatter's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0636475
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, finding that the Veteran's Osgood-Schlatter's disease and chondromalacia were noted at service entrance and not aggravated during service. The evidence was insufficient to show these conditions began or were caused by military service.
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