The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for chronic right shoulder dislocation, finding no new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the newly received evidence did not provide a link between the current right shoulder disability and the veteran's period of active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right shoulder dislocation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0210086
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