The Board has denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for residuals of a right shoulder dislocation, finding that new and material evidence was not received to support the claim. The Veteran's preexisting right shoulder condition was found to have existed prior to service and no aggravation by service was shown.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim as it failed to show either that the right shoulder disability did not exist prior to service or that the Veteran's pre-existing right shoulder condition was aggravated (worsened during) service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1403608
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