The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee arthralgia, right shoulder myofascitis, and mid-thoracic and lumbar back spasms due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: VA examinations found no objective evidence of current disabilities or any link between the Veteran's in-service injuries and his current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthralgia, right shoulder myofascitis, mid-thoracic and lumbar back spasms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1140553
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