The Board found no evidence of a chronic knee or shoulder disability in service, and the preponderance of the evidence is against finding that any current bilateral knee disorder or right shoulder disorder is related to service.
The deciding factor: There was no clear evidence of a chronic knee or shoulder disorder during service, and the Veteran's current conditions are more likely due to post-service degenerative joint disease rather than in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disorder (including arthritis), right shoulder disorder (including arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0927130
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