The Board found that the veteran's right knee condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The preexisting right knee osteochondritis dissecans did not become more severe during service, as evidenced by the lack of specialized treatment provided in service records and the veteran's DD 214 indicating no aggravation of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Osteochondritis Dissecans
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0824581
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence in the record. The examiner is instructed to provide an opinion on whether the veteran's current knee disorders are related to his military service, including any osteochondritis dissecans that may have existed prior to enlistment.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a right knee disability and temporary total rating based on need for convalescence following surgery, finding that his current right knee disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, including osteochondritis dissecans and patellar dislocation, has been rated at 10 percent since May 1, 2009. The rating is based on limitation of motion (flexion to 110 degrees) and instability (mild subluxation).
- Granted
The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for right knee arthritis, effective from the date of the decision. The other issues remain unresolved.
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