The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of the left hand. The only evidence showing any issue with his left hand is subjective reports of pain, which do not constitute a disability for service connection purposes.,The VA examiner found no evidence to suggest that the veteran's cervical spine and right shoulder conditions had their onset during service. Instead, they were attributed to post-service work-related activities.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of a left hand disability, as evidenced by the lack of any pathology or diagnosis related to this condition in the claims file.,The VA examiner opined that the veteran's cervical spine and right shoulder conditions are not secondary to his service-connected acromioclavicular separation of the left shoulder. The examiner attributed these conditions to post-service work-related activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hand Arthralgia, Cervical Spine Disorder (Multilevel Degenerative Spondylosis, Herniated Discs), Right Shoulder Supraspinatus and Infraspinatus Teninosis or Mild Partial Intrabstance Tearing, Anterior Labral Tear, Acromioclavicular Arthropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2007
- Citation
- 0702930
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