The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of left knee neuropathy and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of left knee neuropathy in the Veteran's medical records or through VA examinations conducted over multiple years.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1721862
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and increased ratings was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection, as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for separate and/or higher evaluations for post-operative residuals of left knee meniscectomy on an extraschedular basis, but has remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis prior to May 30, 2017. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is now referred to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a supplemental opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.
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