The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of the right lower extremity or psychiatric disorder that is service-connected. The evidence does not support a finding of chronic symptoms related to service, and the preponderance of the evidence is against granting service connection for any of the conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not demonstrate a current diagnosis of a right knee/leg condition or psychiatric disorder, nor does it show that such conditions are related to service. The Veteran's service treatment records do not indicate any chronic symptoms during his active duty and post-service treatment records do not document continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Condition, Right Knee/Leg Disorder, Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1025016
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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