The Board finds that the Veteran's residuals of pneumonia are not related to service, and thus denied. The claims for right TKA, left TKA, and right leg injury are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a current disability or a nexus between any claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of pneumonia, Right total knee arthroplasty (TKA), Left TKA, Right leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1234889
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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