The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for back and left shoulder disabilities, finding that there was no competent evidence of a current disability or a causal link to VA treatment in November 1994.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show the veteran currently had a back disability or a left shoulder disorder resulting from the alleged fall during his hospitalization in November 1994, and there was no competent medical opinion linking the current disabilities to the incident.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, Left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0017043
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