The Board has granted service connection for residuals of left ulnar nerve decompression surgery and a current left shoulder disorder, but denied the Veteran's claims for lumbosacral and left upper extremity disorders. The decision is based on the evidence showing no direct link between these conditions and service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the current left shoulder disorder to service, despite treatment during honorable service and a diagnosis of muscle strain in the years following honorable service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ulnar nerve decompression surgery, left shoulder degenerative disease, calcific tendonitis of the left rotator cuff
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2015
- Citation
- 1505414
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