The Board denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder and residuals of a cold injury to the left hand, as well as a compensable initial rating for residuals of a left hand injury. The veteran does not have currently diagnosed conditions related to these issues.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any current diagnoses or functional impairments associated with the claimed bilateral shoulder disorder and residuals of a cold injury to the left hand, leading to denial of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Shoulder Disorder, Residuals of a Cold Injury to the Left Hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0606213
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