The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and hemidiaphragm disorder have been denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within one year after discharge, and the disorders are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no chronic right knee disorder shown in service, and the Veteran's current right knee disorder is not causally related to service. The hemidiaphragm disorder was not caused by Gulf War exposure as there were no objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability or undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Hemidiaphragm Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125836
What this means for you
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