The Board denied service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, and chronic headache disability as not related to service or service-connected conditions.,There is no evidence of current disabilities that are directly related to service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records did not show any diagnosed knee, shoulder, or headache disorders. The most recent VA medical opinions concluded that the Veteran's current bilateral knee and shoulder disabilities were not incurred in service and his migraine headaches were not caused by a head injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Disorder, Bilateral Shoulder Disorder, Chronic Headache Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1456323
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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