The Veteran's DJD of the right and left knees had its onset during active service, and the Board has found that the criteria for establishing service connection are met. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.
The deciding factor: Resolution of all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran supports the grant of service connection for DJD of the right and left knees.
- Claimed conditions
- DJD of bilateral knees, Bilateral shoulder pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1514409
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