The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, finding no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's military service and his current bilateral knee conditions.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence did not support a relationship between the veteran's military service and his current bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right knee injury, arthritis of the bilateral knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0638150
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What this means for you
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