The Veteran's knee disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by service, but a new rating of 30 percent for tinea versicolor is granted based on the submission of new evidence.,Service connection was denied for bilateral knee and leg disabilities due to lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions in April and September 2007 concluded that the Veteran's current knee pain is not related to his military service, as there is no objective evidence of a pre-existing condition worsening during service. The new evidence submitted supports this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Disability, Bilateral Leg Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1215462
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