The Board found that the Veteran's current left shoulder disability, diagnosed as osteoarthritis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of a left shoulder injury or pain during service, and the April 1955 VA medical report was negative for any findings or complaints with regard to the left shoulder in service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1013881
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What this means for you
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