The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for residuals of an injury to the left knee and leg, as well as low back disability. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records did not show any chronic defects related to the claimed conditions, and there was no evidence of a nexus between current disabilities and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of injury to the left knee and leg, Arthritis of the left knee, Arthritis of the low back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1044568
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