The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral refractive error with vitreous floaters and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative changes of the right knee status post meniscal and anterior cruciate ligament tears, finding that there was no legal basis for these claims.
The deciding factor: The veteran's decreased visual acuity is developmental in nature and not subject to superimposed disease or injury during service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a higher disability rating for the right knee disability due to lack of limitation of motion reaching 30 degrees on flexion or 15 degrees on extension.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral refractive error with vitreous floaters, degenerative changes of the right knee status post meniscal and anterior cruciate ligament tears
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0636979
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What this means for you
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