The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected Ganglion cyst, left wrist, was denied. The claim for secondary service connection of the left shoulder bursitis to the service-connected left wrist condition is also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's left shoulder joint condition was not related to the service-connected left wrist condition and did not aggravate it.
- Claimed conditions
- Ganglion cyst, left wrist, Left shoulder bursitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1231042
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