The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder disability and denied service connection for left shoulder disability. The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 60 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available following one year of post-surgery status post total knee replacement.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's left shoulder disability was incurred in service or related to his football injury. The right shoulder disability is considered direct service connection due to arthritis noted during service and current degenerative changes. For the right knee, the maximum schedular rating of 60 percent has been assigned following one year post-surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disability, Left Shoulder Disability, Right Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1739175
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities are remanded. The claim for sleep disorder (claimed as sleep apnea) remains denied.
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