The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder tendonitis and cubital tunnel syndrome, finding that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by his service-connected fracture of the left forearm.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current left shoulder disorders are not related to his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the left forearm.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder tendonitis, cubital tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0603281
What this means for you
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