The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, finding that there was no evidence of arthritis in service or within one year after discharge. The chip fracture to the right humerus during service did not result in current shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the current shoulder conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0607378
What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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