The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of bilateral shoulder blade dislocation is denied as there is no competent evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent, credible, or probative evidence showing a direct relationship between the Veteran's current residuals of bilateral shoulder blade dislocation and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy and sciatica, residuals of bilateral shoulder blade dislocation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1216263
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