The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder, right ankle, and right knee disorders due to a lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or disease. The only service-connected disorder is a right knee disorder from August 1988.
The deciding factor: Service medical records do not show any documented injuries to the left shoulder, right ankle, or right knee during active duty for training (ADT).
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Disorder, Right Ankle Disorder, Right Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0321013
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What this means for you
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