The Board denied reopening the claims for residuals of bilateral knee injuries and complex partial seizures, as well as service connection for a right shoulder injury due to lack of new and material evidence.,There is no credible evidence showing that the veteran's current conditions had their onset during active service or are related to any in-service disease or injury.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a link between the veteran's current conditions and his military service, including head injuries from an accident in 1976.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right knee injury, residuals of a left knee injury, complex partial seizures, residuals of a right shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0825758
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