The Board has determined that the veteran's left shoulder and arm conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current disabilities to an in-service injury or exposure, and the preponderance of the evidence supports a finding against the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rotator cuff injury, left arm atrophy and intermittent sensation problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0819690
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- Denied
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