The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and left knee disorder, as well as his request for an effective date prior to December 4, 2002, for the grant of service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim for increased rating for PTSD was also denied, and he was not granted TDIU based on service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's current back and left knee disorders and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disorder, Left Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1029895
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What this means for you
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