The Board has determined that there is not enough evidence to support the Veteran's claim of service connection for bursitis of the shoulders, and therefore, the claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no chronic condition in service and noted that any shoulder injury was acute and transitory. The medical records do not show a compensable degree of disability within one year of service.
- Claimed conditions
- bursitis of the shoulders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1542633
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