The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral retropatellar pain syndrome and bilateral ankle sprain, finding no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his active service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing a relationship between the veteran's current disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral retropatellar pain syndrome, bilateral ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0838130
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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