The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, right knee, and left ankle disabilities as the evidence did not support a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence of record has found that the Veteran's current left shoulder, right knee, and left ankle disabilities are not related to his active service or any service-connected disability. The Board affords more weight to the VA medical opinions than the Veteran's lay statements due to their medical expertise.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25001667
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