The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection as his left shoulder arthritis is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence linking the veteran's current diagnosis of arthritis of the left shoulder to any incident in service, including a sprain treated in May 1975.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0606735
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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