The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder and denied service connection for bipartite patella of the right knee. The veteran's thoracolumbar spondylosis and dextroscoliosis, left knee stress injury, cervical disc bulging at C3-4 and 4-5 spaces, and shin splints are all rated as they currently manifest.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a direct service connection for the veteran's bipartite patella of the right knee. The skin disorder is considered new and material to reopen his claim due to the presence of multiple diagnoses over time. The other issues have been evaluated based on their current manifestations without additional aggravation or superimposed pathology.
- Claimed conditions
- Bipartite patella of the right knee, Skin disorder (various diagnoses: malaria rubra, atopic dermatitis, uticaria, folliculitis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0718570
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