The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a chronic left shoulder disability manifested by subluxations, to include residual strain, and his chest wall deformity was noted at enlistment but did not increase in severity during or as a result of service.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be granted for a current disability because there is no evidence of a chronic condition during service or within one year thereafter. The Veteran's chest wall deformity pre-existed military service and is presumed to have existed prior to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability manifested by recurrent left shoulder subluxations with spontaneous reduction, deformity of the chest wall, to include any associated deformity of proximate anatomy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1405757
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