The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left knee patellofemoral syndrome and left shoulder tendinitis, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between the current diagnoses and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral syndrome, left shoulder tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0602335
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating in excess of the current ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for separate awards of service connection for left knee instability and right knee instability.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 10 percent or an earlier effective date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands multiple issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions for further development and adjudication.
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