The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability and left ear disability, as well as his requests for increased ratings and earlier effective dates. The Board found no evidence of a chronic knee disorder present until after discharge from service and concluded that any current knee disorders are not etiologically related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs did not document any complaints or findings regarding bilateral knee or left ear disabilities during his active duty, and the medical records do not show any such conditions until many years post-service. The Board found no evidence of a chronic knee disorder present until after discharge from service and concluded that any current knee disorders are not etiologically related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Disability, Left Ear Hearing Loss and Vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1045146
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