The VA determined that the Veteran's current right knee disorder did not originate in service and was not related to his military service, leading to a denial of his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: VA found no evidence linking the Veteran's current right knee disorder to his military service or any exposure basis provided (e.g., burn pit, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1035805
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and higher ratings related to various skin, leg, knee, and shell fragment wound conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected right knee disability and whether separate ratings are warranted. The claim also includes consideration of TDIU.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining any form of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background.
- Denied
The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of residuals from a shell fragment wound to his right knee.
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