The Board found no evidence to support a service connection for the Veteran's current left shoulder disability, including arthritis and bursitis. The condition is presumed to have developed post-service.
The deciding factor: There was no in-service injury or disease that led to the current condition, and the medical evidence does not establish a link between any pre-existing condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder arthritis, left shoulder bursitis, left shoulder tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2017
- Citation
- 1736285
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- Granted
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- Denied
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