The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for his left shoulder and hip disorders, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for residuals of a back injury. The Board also found that the Veteran's left shoulder and hip disorders were secondary to his service-connected left knee disorder.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence did not show that the Veteran's low back disorder was related to his service-connected left knee disorder, nor did it provide new information about the relationship between his left shoulder and hip disorders and his service-connected left knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a Back Injury, Left Shoulder Disorder (Torn Rotator Cuff), Left Hip Disorder (Broken Hip)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1027926
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