The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral leg and left shoulder disorders are not related to his military service, and his bilateral knee disorder is due to congenital conditions. The claims for these conditions have been denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of any current or inservice bilateral leg or left shoulder disorders in the medical records. The veteran's bilateral knee disorder was found to be due to congenital conditions rather than service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Leg Disorder, Left Shoulder Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0117396
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