The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and left knee disability, finding no evidence of current disabilities or in-service events, injuries, or diseases. Service connection was granted for a left lower extremity neurological disability (left thigh paresthesia).,There is currently no evidence of a current left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide evidence of a current low back disability and the medical evidence does not support a finding that his current low back disability is related to service. The Veteran denied having a low back disability during his hearing, and VA examinations found no nexus between his current low back disability and service.,There is no evidence of a current left knee disability in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability (lumbar degenerative disc disease), Left knee disability, Left lower extremity neurological disability (left thigh paresthesia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1422078
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