The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed right shoulder, right index finger, and right hip disorders were not incurred or aggravated during service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current diagnoses to service, including the lack of complaints or findings in service records and post-service examination reports.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disorder, Right Index Finger Disorder, Right Hip Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0300482
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all issues on appeal for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and ensuring compliance with prior remand directives.
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