The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a right hip disability and left leg amputation below the knee, finding that his left leg amputation was not causally related to his active service or any event therein. The rating for his right knee DJD with chondromalacia and left knee DJD with chondromalacia were also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence linking the appellant's left leg amputation below the knee to his active service, nor did it find that any of his conditions are related to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip DJD, Left Leg Amputation Below the Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1756842
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