The Board has determined that the veteran's right shoulder disorder is not service-connected, but his right knee disorder is aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) will be addressed by the RO.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's right knee disorder was aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability, allowing for service connection under the aggravation theory. The issue of TDIU is remanded for further review.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disorder, Right Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0516298
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and an initial compensable rating for TBI, as new evidence was received. The effective date for service connection for TBI is being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left hip disorders due to a pre-decisional error in obtaining an adequate nexus opinion prior to the June 2021 rating decision.
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