The Board has denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for left shoulder rheumatoid arthritis due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or its relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the provided medical evidence did not show a current diagnosis of left shoulder rheumatoid arthritis and was unable to establish a link between the condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1435218
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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