The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease of L5-S1, lateral ligament sprain of the right knee with right hip and leg pain, and pseudofolliculitis barbae as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence relating the claimed disabilities to the veteran's service. The record does not contain credible evidence of pathology or treatment in proximity to service or within years of separation, and the most probative evidence consists of treatment records that do not show objective evidence of these conditions until years after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of L5-S1, Lateral ligament sprain of the right knee with right hip and leg pain, Pseudofolliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0814509
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