The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee patellar tendinitis and right ankle Achilles tendinitis are service-connected. However, there is no evidence of current conjunctivitis or its residuals.
The deciding factor: There was a history of chronic left knee and right ankle problems in service which continued post-service. Conjunctivitis was noted during service but not currently present.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellar tendinitis, right ankle Achilles tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1202105
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Related decisions
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and a lumbar spine disability, as well as earlier effective dates of April 19, 2022, for the award of service connection for left and right knee patellar tendinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his right knee scar and bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claims for service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine as secondary to Osgood-Schlatter's disease of the right knee and left knee patellar tendinitis as due to the same.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the ratings for left knee conditions and back pain, leaving no issues to be decided by the Board.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to additional delay and need for an addendum opinion regarding the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his employment.
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