The Board has determined that the appellant's right shoulder disability and degenerative joint disease in the lumbar and thoracic spine are not due to a disease or injury incurred during active duty for training.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a nexus between the in-service injuries and current disabilities, nor does there exist continuity of symptomatology from service to the present.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, degenerative joint disease in the lumbar and thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0735218
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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