The Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder and left hip conditions have been denied as there is no competent medical evidence showing a current disability or in-service injury that resulted in these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of record showing the Veteran has a current diagnosis of either a left shoulder condition or a left hip condition, nor any in-service injury that would support service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Condition, Left Hip Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1003305
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder condition, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and insufficient medical evidence to establish a nexus between any current disability and service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, left shoulder condition, and lower back pain as there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability or in-service event that would support these claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right and left hip conditions are granted as secondary to her service-connected knee conditions.,The Veteran's increased ratings for left and right knee strains, and TDIU claim are remanded due to inadequate examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left shoulder condition is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
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