The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury with healed lacerations, finding that his current left knee disability was not aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's pre-existing left knee condition did not worsen during service and thus could not be considered service-connected based on aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee injury with healed lacerations
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2013
- Citation
- 1324735
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and further development is needed before a decision can be made on the claim for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury with healed lacerations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to evaluate the Veteran's left knee disability and determine if it was aggravated during service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury with healed lacerations was denied because the Board found that he did not have a current disability related to his preexisting condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
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