The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral rotator cuff tendonitis, bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome, bilateral glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, and bilateral acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis do not support his claim for service connection. The Board also determined that there is no evidence to suggest a secondary relationship between the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability and his shoulder disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that it is less likely as not (less than 50/50 probability) the condition claimed (bilateral shoulder disorder) is proximately due to or the result of the Veteran's service connected condition, specifically his thoracolumbar spine disability. The examiner also determined there was no physical evidence suggesting aggravation beyond its natural progression was due to any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1713456
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