Partly granted
Service connection for right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, and right elbow arthritis is granted. Other issues related to the knees are denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the presumptive service connection for chronic diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, right elbow arthritis, right knee disability, left knee degenerative arthritis, left knee instability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005704
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