The Board found the preponderance of evidence against a finding that the Veteran's right shoulder, left hip, and right knee disabilities were incurred during active service or within one year after separation from service. The VA medical opinions obtained in April 2017 did not consider all relevant evidence of record, including private medical records indicating treatment for hip pain since 2001 and osteoarthritis of both knees secondary to old injuries in 2009.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's current right shoulder, left hip, or right knee disabilities are related to service due to lack of continuity of symptoms since separation from service and other factors such as age and occupational activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disability, Left Hip Disability, Right Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2018
- Citation
- 1805636
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