The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for residuals of a left arm injury, finding that no new and material evidence had been received since the September 2003 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the current left arm/shoulder bursitis is less likely as not caused by or the result of the left arm injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Arm Injury, Left Shoulder Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1018706
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