The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting left shoulder disorder did not worsen during service, and thus cannot be granted service connection for a current left shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the veteran's preexisting left shoulder disorder was aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Disorder, Neck Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0120402
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What this means for you
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