The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, and right knee. The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of these conditions at the time of the decision.,The Board also denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. Again, there was no current diagnosis of this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran did not currently have degenerative joint disease in his shoulders or knees and that any symptoms he reported were due to post-service civilian activities rather than active duty service.,VA examiners also found that the Veteran did not currently have bilateral hearing loss, based on audiometric testing results.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, Degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19117941
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