The Board finds that the Veteran has current diagnoses of left foot metatarsalgia and plantar keratosis, which are service-connected. However, there is no evidence of a current left knee disability or arthritis in service. The Veteran's left knee symptoms during service were attributed to arthritis, but x-ray evidence shows no current condition.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran does not have a current left knee disability and therefore cannot establish service connection for a left knee disorder (claimed as arthritis).
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthralgia, left foot metatarsalgia, left foot plantar keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1639763
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