The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, right and left knee disorders, urinary disorder, sinus disorder, bronchial disorder, psychiatric disorder, and bilateral pes planus. The Veteran's service records did not show any evidence of these conditions during or after his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the Veteran has a current disability for any of the claimed conditions and there was no indication in the service treatment records of any such disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disorder, Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Urinary Disorder, Sinus Disorder, Bronchial Disorder, Psychiatric Disorder, Bilateral Pes Planus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0924760
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and an initial compensable rating for TBI, as new evidence was received. The effective date for service connection for TBI is being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in obtaining medical records and for an additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back disorder.
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