The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the hands and shoulders in December 2007. New evidence received since then does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, while the left shoulder rotator cuff tear is found to be unrelated to service.
The deciding factor: New evidence did not provide new information about the etiology of arthritis of the hands and shoulders or establish that it was related to service. The VA examination concluded that the current left shoulder condition is less likely than not related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of bilateral hands, arthritis of left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2012
- Citation
- 1240872
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- Remanded (sent back)
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