The Board finds that the Veteran's current left shoulder disorder is not related to service or any incident of service, but his current left hand disability is service-connected. The Veteran's left shoulder and arm disorders are secondary to his service-connected left hand disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current left shoulder impingement syndrome is not shown to be causally linked to service or any incident therein, nor can it be attributed to a service-connected condition. However, the Veteran's left hand disability has been found to be service-connected and the Board finds that his current left shoulder disorder is secondary to this service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder impingement syndrome, left hand disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 17, 2016
- Citation
- 1632639
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The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder impingement syndrome as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event that could be linked to his current condition.
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