The Board found that the Veteran's current left rotator cuff disorder is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's current diagnoses are less likely than not due to injuries sustained in service or otherwise etiologically related to his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- left rotator cuff partial tear status post surgical repair, left acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, left supraspinatus tendinosis, left subacromial bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1406454
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and clarification of the medical opinions provided, as they do not address all theories of entitlement raised by the Veteran.
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