The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, arm, and jaw disorders due to lack of evidence showing such conditions were incurred or aggravated during active military service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service medical records did not show any complaints, treatment, or diagnoses related to the claimed conditions. Post-service VA records only showed current symptoms without a diagnosed underlying condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Disorder, Left Arm Disorder, Jaw Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0123346
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What this means for you
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