The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right knee and a rating in excess of 10 percent for chondromalacia patella of the right knee, finding no evidence of current disability or aggravation.
The deciding factor: No medical opinion or other medical evidence showed that the veteran currently has degenerative arthritis of the right knee.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639412
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What this means for you
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