The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability was denied in January 1998 and remains denied. The Veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen the claim.,For his right shoulder disability, the Veteran received a 20% rating based on limitation of motion at the shoulder level.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder disability was found to be equivalent to limitation of range of motion to shoulder level, precluding functional use when lifting the arm above shoulder level.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Right Shoulder Disability, Status Post Fracture of Right Thumb, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18101923
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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