The Board denied the appellant's claim for non-service-connected disability pension benefits because his service was less than 90 days during a period of war, and he did not meet the threshold eligibility requirements. The left knee chondromalacia was found to have pre-existed service and did not increase in severity due to service.
The deciding factor: The appellant's military service did not meet the threshold eligibility requirements for VA pension benefits as it was less than 90 days during a period of war, and his left knee disability was determined to be pre-existing and not aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0842020
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