The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for his right knee, left knee, and back conditions. The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence to support a finding of pre-existing right knee condition or aggravation during service. The Board also determined that the Veteran did not have any current disabilities for which secondary service connection could be granted.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the Veteran's right knee condition existed prior to his military service and was not aggravated by such service, thus denying direct service connection. For the left knee and back conditions, there was no evidence of a service-connected disability upon which to base secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- status post Osgood-Schlatter's disease excision ossicle of the right tibial tubercle with keloid formation, right pretibial area (right knee condition), left knee condition, back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1026493
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