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The Veteran's claims for left wrist tendonitis and residuals of fractured coccyx are denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence of a disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder torn tendon with tendonitis and bursitis is remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding in-service diagnoses.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left elbow tendonitis, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, torn meniscus, and osteoarthritis, as well as left knee patellofemoral syndrome are all remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding in-service diagnoses.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ankle torn ligament is remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding in-service diagnoses.

The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of left wrist tendonitis and residuals of fractured coccyx, as determined by a VA examiner.,The Veteran's in-service pain and working diagnosis of arthralgia should be considered when determining the etiology of his left shoulder condition.,Service treatment records from July 2004 show the Veteran had tendonitis. The in-service diagnosis should be discussed to determine its relationship to the current condition.,The Veteran's in-service diagnoses of a medial meniscus tear and chondromalacia, as well as patellofemoral syndrome, should be considered when determining the etiology of his bilateral knee conditions.,Service treatment records from March 2014 show an MRI indicated a torn anterior talofibular ligament. The in-service diagnosis should be discussed to determine its relationship to the current condition.

Claimed conditions
left wrist tendonitis, residuals of fractured coccyx, left shoulder torn tendon with tendonitis and bursitis, left elbow tendonitis, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, torn meniscus, and osteoarthritis, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, left ankle torn ligament
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
July 8, 2019
Citation
19152609

Veterans Law Judge

TANYA SMITH

Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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