The Board found no evidence of chronic right shoulder or left ring finger disabilities during service, and denied the veteran's claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no documented in-service injury to either condition that resulted in a chronic disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right shoulder disability, left ring finger injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0710445
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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