The Board has denied service connection for left arm, neck, right leg, and left leg disorders. The veteran's gynecologic disorder claim is not established. Service connection for the right deltoid strain was granted with a rating of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence linking current left shoulder, neck, or leg conditions to service. The private medical records did not provide sufficient information to rate any condition beyond the initial 20% grant for the right deltoid strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Arm Disorder, Neck Disorder, Right Leg Disorder, Left Leg Disorder, Gynecologic Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0802723
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