The Veteran's herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1 is due to a disease or injury that was incurred in active duty.,The Veteran's right knee disability is due to a disease or injury that was incurred in active duty.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records document the presence of disc disease and herniation at L5-S1, as well as Osgood-Schlatter's disease in the right knee. The VA examiner found no pathology on which to render a diagnosis concerning the claimed L5-S1 disc bulge but concluded that there was no pathologic basis for the left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1, Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1007153
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