The Board found that there was no evidence linking the veteran's current bilateral shoulder disability to his service, and denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The probative medical evidence did not create a nexus between the veteran's current bilateral shoulder disability and his service. The veteran had not received treatment for this condition until over twenty-five years after service, and the VA examiner concluded that the veteran's bilateral shoulder condition was more likely due to age, ethnicity, chronic obesity, chronic deconditioning, and comorbidities.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the shoulders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0811110
What this means for you
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