The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for recurrent right shoulder dislocations and determined that it was incurred during active duty service. The presumption of soundness with regard to the veteran's right shoulder has not been rebutted.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed pre-existing right shoulder disability prior to service, but clear and unmistakable evidence did not show an increase in severity during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Dislocations
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0434384
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