The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the bilateral shoulders and a cervical spine disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen previously denied claims.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the probative evidence indicated that the current problems with the cervical spine were not related to an in-service disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the bilateral shoulders, degenerative joint and disc disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0414834
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- Granted
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- Denied
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