The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for cervical spine degenerative joint disease and spondylosis, as well as left shoulder degenerative joint disease, finding that there was no evidence to support a secondary relationship between these conditions and his service-connected left knee degenerative joint disease.,The Board also denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee degenerative joint disease, left knee degenerative joint disease, right hip degenerative joint disease, left hip degenerative joint disease, and lumbar spine degenerative joint disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support a secondary relationship between the Veteran's cervical spine and left shoulder conditions and his service-connected left knee condition.,The Board also found that there was no evidence to support an aggravation of any pre-existing conditions by the service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine Degenerative Joint Disease and Spondylosis, Left Shoulder Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1415795
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