The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of a right shoulder injury, but denied service connection for a low back disorder. The Veteran's right shoulder disability is presumed to be due to an in-service injury, while his low back disorder is not shown to have been incurred or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current right shoulder disability is more likely than not related to the Veteran's in-service injury, but could not find a direct link between the current low back condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Injury, Low Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1326341
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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