The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations for his right shoulder, right knee, and left knee disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in service or due to his service-connected knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA physicians' opinions indicated that the current right shoulder disability was likely related to aging rather than military service, and the right knee and left knee disabilities were not caused by or aggravated by the veteran's service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Discomfort, Lumbar Spine Disability (claimed as secondary to knee disabilities)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2005
- Citation
- 0532305
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- Granted
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