The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection of residuals of an injury to the shoulders and neck, finding them not well grounded. The claim for alcoholism was also denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to provide sufficient evidence to support his claims for service connection of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of injury to the shoulders, Residuals of injury to the neck
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0009798
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What this means for you
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