The Board found no evidence to support service connection for the Veteran's back and right knee disabilities, as there was no in-service injury or disease linked to these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence linking the current disabilities to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of back injury, residuals of right knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0935391
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