The Veteran does not have a current left ankle condition that manifested during, or as a result of, active military service.,The Veteran does not have a current right shoulder condition that manifested during, or as a result of, active military service, nor does he have a current right shoulder condition that was caused by, or aggravated by, a service-connected right elbow disability.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence in the service treatment records indicating any left ankle condition.,The Veteran did not report any symptoms of a right shoulder condition during his military service and there is no medical evidence linking any current right shoulder condition to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle calcaneal spurs, right shoulder condition (to include as secondary to a service-connected right elbow disability), degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease and generalized arthralgia (claimed as bone condition), right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, right knee condition (to include as secondary to a service-connected right elbow disability), left knee condition (to include as secondary to a service-connected right elbow disability), right hip arthritic changes, left hip arthritic changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1804267
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