The Board denied service connection for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right and left knees, finding that any current knee disabilities are unrelated to service or a disease or injury of service origin, including service-connected Achilles tendonitis of the feet with pes planus and plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of patellofemoral syndrome in either knee after examination and review of x-ray studies. The Veteran's current knee disabilities are attributed to his service-connected foot disabilities, but not due to a disease or injury of service origin.
- Claimed conditions
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee, Patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1202289
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