The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that his bilateral knees or left arm disorders are related to military service, and that his right shoulder disability does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 20 percent. His hearing loss was also denied as being unrelated to service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active service and did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees, Left arm disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1010770
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