The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right knee disability, but service connection is granted for chronic low back disability and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The claim for right shoulder disability is denied.
The deciding factor: Service records document an in-service fall from a ladder resulting in midback pain and muscle spasms, diagnosed as a midback strain. An X-ray at the time indicated mild degenerative arthritis at L5-S1 level. No current evidence of a right knee or shoulder disability was found.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Right Shoulder Disability, Low Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 27, 2011
- Citation
- 1124272
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities are remanded. The claim for sleep disorder (claimed as sleep apnea) remains denied.
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