The veteran's service records do not show any chronic conditions related to the claimed disabilities. The Board denied all claims of service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a nexus between the current diagnoses and military service, or service-connected residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Discomfort, Left Ankle Strain, Right Hip Bursitis and Degenerative Arthritis, Right Knee Chondromalacia and Degenerative Arthritis, Left Shoulder Degenerative Signs in the Left Acromioclavicular Joint, Cervical Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0625639
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What this means for you
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