The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right shoulder disability, and thus cannot establish service connection for this condition.,There is no evidence of any current foot disabilities or nocturia. The Veteran's complaints are considered subjective without an underlying medical condition.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence fails to show that the Veteran has current disabilities related to his in-service complaints, and there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Strain with Nerve Damage, Nocturia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1444529
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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