The Board found that the veteran's current bicipital tendonitis and degenerative changes of the right shoulder are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected residuals of excision of fatty tumor, right shoulder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners noted separate processes affecting the veteran's right shoulder: one related to the removal of a fatty tumor and another related to bicipital tendonitis. They found no direct link between the current condition and the service-connected residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- bicipital tendonitis, degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0311277
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