The Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left shoulder, and thoracolumbar spine disabilities have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, these claims remain denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking any current disability to service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs are unremarkable for complaints related to his right knee, left shoulder, or thoracolumbar spine. He did not report such symptoms during his separation examination and has provided inconsistent reports of injury in service. The earliest clinical evidence of these disabilities is more than two decades after separation from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Left Shoulder Disability, Thoracolumbar Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22046842
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities are remanded. The claim for sleep disorder (claimed as sleep apnea) remains denied.
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