The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right shoulder and cervical spine disorders are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between his active duty service and these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current right shoulder and cervical spine disorders were caused or aggravated by an assault during active service, as evidenced by the absence of any contemporaneous complaints or diagnoses related to these conditions in the service treatment records. The onset of symptoms is also inconsistent with the timing of the alleged injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Impingement syndrome of the right shoulder, Degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, Residuals of acromioclavicular arthroplasty of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2016
- Citation
- 1641565
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