The Board denied service connection for right knee, right shoulder, cervical spine (post-C2-6 fusion), and lumbar spine DJD as the evidence did not support a causal relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no credible evidence of in-service injury or chronic disability related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right knee injury, residuals of right shoulder injury, residuals of cervical spine injury (status post-C2-6 fusion), residuals of lumbar spine injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20063316
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