The VA determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities of the right shoulder, right ankle, right knee, or left knee. Therefore, service connection for these conditions was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability in any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Condition, Right Ankle Condition, Right Knee Condition, Left Knee Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0204119
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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