The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder subacromial impingement and muscle and joint pain claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness incurred in active service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a causal relationship between the veteran's current shoulder disability and any incident of active duty, nor does there exist sufficient evidence to establish continuity of symptoms after discharge for the claimed muscle and joint pain.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder subacromial impingement, muscle and joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0316192
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What this means for you
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