The Board found no evidence of a right shoulder disability incurred during service and denied the claim. For GERD, the veteran was granted a noncompensable evaluation as her symptoms did not meet the criteria for any higher rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current right shoulder disorder to service, and the veteran's statements are not credible given the lack of contemporaneous treatment records. For GERD, the disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation as her symptoms do not warrant any higher rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Discomfort, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0207096
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