The Veteran's low back disorder, left knee patellar dislocation, and right knee patellar dislocation are granted service connection as direct service connection. The Veteran's left shin splints, right shin splints, left ankle disorder, and right ankle disorder do not meet the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder (undiagnosed illness), Left knee patellar dislocation, Right knee patellar dislocation, Left shin splints, to include as an undiagnosed illness, Right shin splints, to include as an undiagnosed illness, Left ankle disorder, to include as an undiagnosed illness, Right ankle disorder, to include as an undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19102390
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