The Veteran's left shoulder disorder is not currently diagnosed. The Board finds that the evidence does not support service connection for her thoracolumbar spine, cervical spine, or right shoulder disorders as secondary to her service-connected plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current diagnosis of a left shoulder disorder and determined that the Veteran's cervical and thoracolumbar spine disorders are less likely than not caused by or aggravated by her service-connected plantar fasciitis. The right shoulder disorder claim is inextricably intertwined with the cervical spine disorder claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Disorder, Thoracolumbar Spine Disorder, Cervical Spine Disorder, Right Shoulder Disorder, Skin Disorder of Bilateral Toes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2016
- Citation
- 1643727
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