The Board has granted service connection for left knee strain due to undiagnosed illness, but denied service connection for right shoulder pain and high blood pressure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee symptoms were objectively demonstrated with painful motion, which is sufficient to grant service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 4.59.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder pain, High blood pressure, Left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19125786
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- Remanded (sent back)
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