The veteran's knee disabilities are rated based on instability and arthritis. The forehead bump is not considered a service-connected condition, while the right shoulder and thoracic spine conditions are secondary to his knee disabilities.,Service connection for the forehead lump, right shoulder disorder, and thoracic spine disability cannot be established as they are not found to be related to the veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of a current condition stemming from the forehead bump or that it is secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities. The right shoulder and thoracic spine conditions were not caused by his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Forehead Lump (Residual), Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability, Right Shoulder Disorder, Thoracic Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0613322
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