The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claims for left shoulder injury and residuals of a sprained right ankle are denied as there is no evidence of chronic disability related to these inservice injuries.
The deciding factor: There was no chronic disability found during or after service, and current diagnoses do not link the disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder injury, residuals of a sprained right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617573
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a neck injury, left shoulder injury, and low back injury as the evidence did not support that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Board Appeal request.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for a left shoulder injury was granted, while the claims for increased ratings for his left knee injuries were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and tinnitus due to a need for further development of the record.
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