The Board has granted service connection for tendonitis of the feet and residuals of a dislocated left shoulder, finding that these conditions were aggravated by service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence showing it was incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's tendonitis of the feet was aggravated during his deployment, and residuals of a dislocated left shoulder are considered to have been incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Tendonitis of the feet, Residuals of dislocated left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2007
- Citation
- 0718264
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What this means for you
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