The Board has determined that the right shoulder disability is not caused or aggravated by the veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, and therefore denied her claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were based on a review of the claims file and examination of the veteran, concluding that the use of the cane did not cause or aggravate the right shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0617020
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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