The Board has determined that the veteran's alopecia areata is related to her active service, but she does not currently have residuals of a right shoulder injury.
The deciding factor: VA medical examination did not find any abnormalities or injuries in the right shoulder post-service
- Claimed conditions
- Hair loss condition, Pain, limitation of motion and inflammation following an in-service injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0616647
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What this means for you
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