The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder separation, left shoulder separation, and residuals of right 5th finger fracture. The claim for an increased rating for residuals of left 3rd middle finger fracture was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish current disabilities of the right or left shoulders, nor did it show that any current disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder separation, Left shoulder separation, Residuals of left 3rd middle finger fracture, Residuals of right 5th finger fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0405063
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