The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of both shoulders, concluding that there was no evidence to support a finding that his current condition is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no reasonable possibility that the veteran's bilateral shoulder disability was caused by an in-service injury and the record did not show any treatment or complaints related to the shoulders prior to 1993.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of both shoulders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0029657
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