The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for right shoulder injury, right elbow injury, and right hip injury. The claim for malignant melanoma on the left foot has been denied.,Service connection is established for right knee injury, right ankle disability (remanded), and left knee injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current disabilities are related to motor vehicle accidents in service that caused injuries resulting in arthritis and tendonitis. The private medical opinions support the findings of a nexus between these incidents and the current conditions.,There is no evidence linking the malignant melanoma on the left foot to service, as it was diagnosed decades after separation.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, right elbow disability, right shoulder disability, right knee injury, right ankle disability, right hip disability, left knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20053116
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- Remanded (sent back)
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