The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral patella recurrent subluxation but denied the claim as the Veteran's knee disability was not aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's bilateral knee condition preexisted service and was not aggravated by service, based on medical records from August 1974 showing chronic changes in both knees.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral patella recurrent subluxation
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1746174
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