The Board denied service connection for cervical spine, low back, right knee, and left knee disorders due to the lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.,Service connection was also denied for a disability manifested as numbness and tingling of the right hand secondary to a service-connected bicipital tendon tear and labral tear of the right acromioclavicular joint.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any cervical spine, low back, or knee disorders during service. The Veteran's silence for these conditions in his initial application for service connection filed in 1965 also weighed against a finding of continuity of relevant symptoms associated with these conditions since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disorder, Low back disorder, Right knee disorder, Left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106874
What this means for you
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