The Board found that the Veteran's back disability did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and thus denied his claim for service connection. The same was true for his right and left knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show a link between the Veteran's current back and knee conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disability, Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1023243
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What this means for you
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