The Veteran's claim for service connection for a deviated septum has been denied as there is no current evidence of this condition during the appeal period.,For his bilateral knee disabilities, the Veteran's claims have not yet been fully adjudicated and require further development.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of a deviated septum in the most recent VA examination, which determined that the Veteran did not currently have this condition. For the knee issues, additional medical evidence is needed to determine if there are any residual effects from service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Deviated Septum, Limitation of Extension of the Left Knee (previously rated as left knee patella spurring with degenerative arthritis), Limitation of Extension of the Right Knee (previously rated as right knee patella spurring with degenerative arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802624
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