The Board finds that the Veteran's left knee disability, including status post left knee osteochondroma, arthralgia, genu valgus, and mild chronic strain, were incurred during active service.
The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the evidence is at least in relative equipoise on the question of whether her currently demonstrated left knee disability are due to trauma of left knee contusion sustained during the Veteran's active service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteochondroma, arthralgia, genu valgus, mild chronic strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0909847
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