The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and left shoulder disorder, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected bilateral varicose veins or any other service event. The claim for an increased rating for bilateral varicose veins remains pending.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of record showing that the veteran's current back disorder or left shoulder disorder are related to his service-connected bilateral varicose veins, and thus cannot be granted as secondary to this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2004
- Citation
- 0411829
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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