The Board found that the Veteran's right knee disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied his claim for service connection. The left shoulder disorder claim is pending as it has not been addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: The preexisting right knee disorder was clearly and unmistakably present prior to active duty service and was not aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (right knee), degenerative joint disease (left shoulder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2013
- Citation
- 1337080
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