The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection, finding no evidence of a left hip disorder or right shoulder/hip disorders related to his active duty service. The right knee condition was found to be productive of mild impairment with degenerative joint disease.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking any current hip or knee conditions to the veteran's period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hip disorder, Post-operative right (minor) shoulder impingement syndrome with rotator cuff syndrome, Post-operative residuals, medial meniscectomy, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0205425
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