The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of his right shoulder and a right thumb disorder, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease. The veteran's current joint pain is not related to his inservice injuries.,For his service-connected laceration, right shoulder, the Board found that the disability results in only barely discernable scars with no functional limitation.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show any orthopedic injury of the right shoulder or thumb during service. The veteran's current arthritis and thumb disorder are not related to his inservice injuries.,The VA examination did not find any objective signs of a current disability from the laceration, right shoulder.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the right shoulder, Right thumb disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2007
- Citation
- 0730093
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