The Board has granted service connection for a left hand disability incurred during active duty, but denied the claim for a right shoulder disability. The veteran is advised of his right to appeal this decision and file a Notice of Disagreement if he disagrees with it.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the left hand injury sustained during ACDUTRA due to the nature of the injury incurred in service, but not for the current shoulder disability as there is no evidence of its onset within one year of discharge or a link between the service and the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand, left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0217635
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What this means for you
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