The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for left shoulder pain and temporary total disability ratings based on hospitalization and convalescence following foot surgery. The appeals were not well-grounded, as there was no medical evidence linking any current shoulder condition to military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the appellant's current diagnosed conditions (arthritis, tendonitis, and chronic sprain of the left shoulder) and his active duty service or within the presumptive period.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis, tendonitis of the left shoulder, chronic left shoulder sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0021575
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