The Board denied service connection for pneumonia with high fever, fatigue, crawling sensation in right lower extremity, bilateral knee chondromalacia, right wrist condition, and Achilles tendinitis as these conditions were not shown to be related to the veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran incurred any of the claimed conditions during his active duty or that they are otherwise related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- pneumonia with high fever, fatigue, crawling sensation in right lower extremity, bilateral knee chondromalacia, right wrist condition, Achilles tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0810739
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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