The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current disabilities for the claimed conditions of residuals of a head injury, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, and lumbar spine disorder. The disorders are currently shown as bilateral shoulder tendonitis, cervical spondylosis, and lumbar scoliosis, but these are not related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show any current disabilities for the claimed conditions of residuals of a head injury, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, cervical spine disorder, or lumbar spine disorder. The disorders currently shown (bilateral shoulder tendonitis, cervical spondylosis, and lumbar scoliosis) are not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a head injury, Left shoulder disorder, Right shoulder disorder, Cervical spine disorder, Lumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1019352
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What this means for you
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