The Board found that the appellant's pre-existing right sternoclavicular joint disability was not incurred or aggravated by active military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence suggesting that the appellant's pre-service right shoulder condition was permanently worsened during service. Post-service medical records do not indicate any aggravation of the condition either.
- Claimed conditions
- Right sternoclavicular joint disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2005
- Citation
- 0502521
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