The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and denied increased ratings for the service-connected left knee, left knee scar, and right knee disabilities. However, it granted a 60 percent rating for the service-connected left knee strain with degenerative arthritis status post total knee replacement.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a current left shoulder disability or chronic residuals in the knees that warranted a higher rating than already assigned.

Claimed conditions

left shoulder disability, left knee strain with degenerative arthritis status post total knee replacement (TKR), left knee scar, right knee strain with degenerative arthritis

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

60%

Decision date

March 3, 2025

Citation

A25019158

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