The Board denied service connection for left shoulder disorder, right knee strain, right knee Osgood-Schlatter disease, right hamstring disorder, left hamstring disorder, and low back disorder. The Veteran's current disabilities were not found to be present.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical opinions did not find any current diagnoses or functional impairments for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disorder, right knee strain, right knee Osgood-Schlatter disease, right hamstring disorder, left hamstring disorder, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065523
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and TBI. The Veteran's PTSD rating was remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hip and knee disabilities, as well as a TDIU claim, to ensure adequate VA examinations are conducted.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
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