The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, while he was granted a compensable rating for his right fourth metacarpal fracture. His cervical strain and bilateral shoulder bursitis were not found to be related to service, but his left knee disorder is considered incurred in service.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established for the veteran's claimed conditions as they were not shown to have been incurred or aggravated by active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Cervical strain","diagnosis_date":null,"current_diagnosis":"Cervical strain"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral shoulder bursitis","diagnosis_date":null,"current_diagnosis":"Bilateral shoulder bursitis"}, {"condition_name":"Left knee disorder","diagnosis_date":1994,"current_diagnosis":"Chondromalacia and tendonitis of the left knee"}, {"condition_name":"Right fourth metacarpal fracture","diagnosis_date":null,"current_diagnosis":"Residuals of right fourth metacarpal fracture"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0501327
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What this means for you
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