The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right shoulder injury, a neck injury and numbness of the left side of the face as there was no evidence that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The lack of continuity of symptomatology since service and the absence of any competent medical evidence linking the current disabilities to service rendered the claims for service connection for residuals of a right shoulder injury, a neck injury and numbness of the left side of the face without merit.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a right shoulder injury, Residuals of a neck injury, Numbness of the left side of the face
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0909430
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran was not service-connected for a disability rated as 100 percent disabling for at least 10 years immediately preceding his death, and therefore the appellant is not entitled to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
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