The Veteran's service connection claims for left shoulder pain, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips, and left knee pain have been granted. The claim for residuals of right ankle sprains, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus is dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Service records show continuity in symptoms related to the claimed conditions since service, with competent medical evidence linking current disabilities to service exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder pain, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips, left knee pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0942805
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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