The Board has denied service connection for various knee, ankle, and shoulder disorders as the evidence does not show current disabilities or a link to service.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive medical evidence showing current diagnoses of any of the claimed conditions. The Veteran's reported symptoms are not shown to be related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Left Ankle Disorder, Right Shoulder Arthritis, Tendonitis, and Strain (Right Shoulder Disability), Left Shoulder Tendonitis and Adhesive Capsulitis (Left Shoulder Disability), Lumbago and Intervertebral Disc Syndrome (Back Disability), Cervical Spine Intervertebral Disc Syndrome and Degenerative Disc Disease (Neck Disability), Right Ankle Avulsion Fracture (Right Ankle Disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24085603
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What this means for you
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