The Board found no evidence of a current left shoulder disability and concluded that the Veteran's left shoulder arthralgia is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's left shoulder arthralgia was less likely caused by his in-service injury, as there were no residuals identified on physical examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2013
- Citation
- 1310795
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the in-service onset of the Veteran's shoulder disorders.
- Granted
The Board has granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's left shoulder disability effective April 22, 2021. The previous rating of 20 percent is maintained prior to that date.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder condition, finding that the current conditions are not related to service and concluding that there is no evidence of a nexus between the in-service complaints and the present disabilities.
- Denied
The veteran's left knee and shoulder disorders were not incurred or aggravated in service.,Service connection was granted for right knee chondromalacia with a rating of 10% effective April 16, 2003.
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