The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and TDIU as moot due to the Veteran's current 100% rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence in the military records supporting a nexus between the Veteran’s left knee condition and his service, and concluded that the Veteran is not competent to provide such an opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral chondromalacia, mood disorder with depression and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20033847
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- Remanded (sent back)
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