The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and bilateral wrist disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his service or service-connected pes planus.,The Board reopened the claims of service connection for lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities due to new evidence provided by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the left shoulder disability, bilateral wrist disability, or lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities are related to service or service-connected pes planus.,New evidence has been submitted which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Disability, Bilateral Wrist Disability, Lumbar Spine Disability, Bilateral Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18160913
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