The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no medical opinion linking his current condition to any service-connected conditions. The Veteran's cognitive impairment was also found not to be related to any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's right shoulder disability is related to his active duty service or any service-connected conditions, including cerebrovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- impingement syndrome and degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right shoulder, cognitive impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1518279
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