The Board found that the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: VA medical examination and private treatment records did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's current knee conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left knee disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0939094
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment for the entire applicable appeal period.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested to withdraw his appeal.
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