The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine, left knee, right knee, left foot, and right foot disabilities. Service connection is denied for low back, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities.,Service connection was granted based on the Veteran's credible reports of in-service injuries and continuity of symptomatology.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a finding that the Veteran’s cervical spine disability was caused by an in-service injury. Service treatment records documented an in-service neck injury, and the Veteran provided credible testimony regarding his ongoing symptoms.,For the left knee, right knee, left foot, and right foot disabilities, the Board found that the evidence supported a finding of continuity of symptomatology from service to the present.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical Spine, Left Knee, Right Knee, Left Foot, Right Foot, Low Back, Left Shoulder, Right Shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194475
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