The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right shoulder injury and a back injury, as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by the veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any treatment or complaints related to the claimed disabilities during service, nor was there evidence linking them to an event in service. The most probative evidence indicated a remote onset of the disabilities post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a right shoulder injury, Residuals of a back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0815469
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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