The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation for his left wrist disability, service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities (secondary to a service-connected left wrist disability), and temporary total ratings based on bilateral shoulder surgeries. The reasons were that none of the veteran's current bilateral shoulder conditions were caused by his service-connected left wrist condition or any other remote incident of service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current bilateral shoulder disabilities to his service-connected left wrist disability, nor did they find any other remote incidents of service that could be linked to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Shoulder Arthritis, Left Wrist Injury Residuals
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0637198
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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