The Board denied service connection for left knee Osgood-Schlatter's disease as there was no superimposed injury during service and the Veteran did not report an in-service incident that could be linked to his current condition.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a superimposed injury to the left knee during service, and the Veteran reported periodic pain unrelated to any in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee Osgood-Schlatter's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24062490
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