Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing his appeal for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating or establish service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee instability, Left knee meniscal tear, residuals of stress fracture with patellofemoral pain syndrome, Lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011880
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