The Board denied service connection for left shoulder and left knee disorders due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between the current conditions and active service.,New evidence submitted after the denial, including lay statements from the Veteran and his wife, did not provide new information that would support reopening the claims.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the currently diagnosed left shoulder and left knee disorders had onset in active service or are otherwise causally connected to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left (minor) shoulder disorder","sub_conditions":["DJD","impingement syndrome","RC pathology"]}, {"condition_name":"left knee disorder","sub_conditions":["DJD","post-arthroscopy"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19129173
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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