The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities, but not for residuals of left shoulder injuries. The Veteran's claim for unspecified results of overdose of pain medications is denied as there is no medical evidence of a diagnosed disability resulting from the alleged overdose.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted new evidence indicating that his knees were in perfect condition prior to service and experienced problems during boot camp, which he attributes to an incident in service. However, there is no medical evidence of a current disability or disease related to the claimed incidents.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability, Residuals of Left Shoulder Injuries
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1423033
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- 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.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
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