The Board has determined that the Veteran's left shoulder and arm disability, diagnosed as left shoulder instability, clearly preexisted service. The VA examiner found no aggravation of this condition during service or by any incident of service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's preexisting left shoulder and arm disability was not aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Instability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1422210
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