The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability and denied her claims for service connection for residuals of a left foot fracture. The Board found that new evidence was presented to reopen the claim, but did not find a causal relationship between the current disabilities and active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's current degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder is not causally related to her active duty service, and denied her claims for residuals of a left foot fracture as there was no evidence linking her current pain to in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder tendinitis, degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, left foot fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0947423
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of any current left foot disability, including a fracture and calcaneal spur. The Veteran's claim for service connection is being reviewed again.
- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings for his shoulder and lumbar spine conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional examinations are needed to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left shoulder tendinitis and cervical spine disability, including any neurological manifestations. The current evaluations for these conditions remain remanded.
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