The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee, lumbar spine, cervical spine and bilateral shoulder conditions are not service connected. However, it is as likely as not that her nasal disorder was incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran’s current disabilities and military service, except for the right knee condition which may be secondary to a fall during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Nasal disorder (hypertrophic rhinitis), Right knee patellofemoral dysfunction, Lumbar segment of the spine condition, Cervical segment of the spine condition, Bilateral shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1437605
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