The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's service or any incident therein, and denied his claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left knee and a rating in excess of 40 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee with valgus deformity and tricompartment disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's current left knee condition was related to his military service or any incident therein, nor could it be presumed to have been incurred within one year of discharge due to lack of medical records from service. The Board also found no competent evidence showing a direct link between the right knee disability and the left knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1015071
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