The Veteran's skin condition, diagnosed as moles, is not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a connection between the condition and his military service.,Service connection for left shoulder disability (osteoarthritis and torn rotator cuff) is denied because there is no evidence of arthritis during active duty or within one year after separation from active duty. The Veteran's current diagnosis occurred over ten years post-service.,Service connection for right shoulder disability (osteoarthritis and torn rotator cuff) is denied due to lack of evidence showing a connection between the condition and his military service. The Veteran's current diagnosis also occurred over ten years post-service.,Service connection for left knee disability (osteoarthritis) is denied because there is no evidence of arthritis during active duty or within one year after separation from active duty. The Veteran's current diagnosis occurred over ten years post-service.,Service connection for right knee disability (osteoarthritis) is denied as the first record of arthritis was over ten years after the Veteran's last period of active duty service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not show a direct link between the Veteran’s current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left knee disability, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20007518
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