The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a dislocated right shoulder and a heart disorder manifested by heart valve snapping, finding no current medical evidence of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to establish that the veteran had current disabilities or a link between his military service and the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- dislocated right shoulder, heart disorder manifested by heart valve snapping
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0822321
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of a dislocated right shoulder, finding that there is credible lay and medical evidence supporting the Veteran's claim that her current right shoulder disability is linked to service. The decision also acknowledges missing service treatment records but finds that this does not affect the outcome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to changes in the law and missing records. The RO will obtain recent VA examination reports, conduct a VA examination to determine if there is a current gastrointestinal disability related to service, and provide the veteran with a VA orthopedic examination to assess the severity of his right shoulder and right foot disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a dislocated right shoulder, multiple upper respiratory problems, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and an abnormal 'cardio' test. The decision also noted that the veteran did not submit evidence of PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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