The Board denied service connection for a postoperative left knee disability and denied increased ratings for external hemorrhoids and GERD. The Veteran's pre-existing left knee condition was not aggravated by his active duty service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that caused the current left knee disability, and there is no indication that the Veteran's pre-existing condition worsened during his periods of active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2015
- Citation
- 1535255
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