The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left clavicle and shoulder disability, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year after separation. The right knee claim was also denied as there was insufficient evidence to establish secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking any current left clavicle or shoulder disability to service or a period of active duty for training, and the Veteran's reported injuries are not supported by contemporaneous medical records. The right knee claim lacks sufficient evidence to support a finding that it was proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left clavicle fracture, Left shoulder arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0924948
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