The evidence does not establish that the Veteran's right and left shoulder conditions were incurred in or caused by his service, or manifested within one year of his separation from service; nor does it establish that they were caused or aggravated by his service-connected cervical spine or bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no nexus between the Veteran's current shoulder conditions and his military service. The reviewer also opined that the shoulder conditions are less likely than not related to his service-connected bilateral knee or cervical spine disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Shoulder Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1739796
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