The Board denied service connection for right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, and a left knee disability as the weight of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's period of active service.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence is persuasively against a finding that any in-service event or occurrence resulted in the Veteran's current right and/or left shoulder disabilities, and there is no clear evidence from review of orthopedic literature to suggest that an injury to one joint would have any significant impact on another joint or limb unless the first injury resulted in major muscle or nerve damage causing partial or complete paralysis or shortening of the injured limb.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103789
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