The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder condition, left knee condition, right knee injury, and mechanical low back pain.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability related to hypercholesteremia or any other claimed conditions. The RO made all reasonable efforts to assist the veteran in obtaining evidence necessary to substantiate his claims but found that there was insufficient medical evidence to establish a current disability for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder condition, left knee condition, right knee injury, mechanical low back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0114189
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