The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of a left shoulder disability, finding that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection at the time of the July 1957 denial and that no new evidence had arisen to warrant an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was previously denied in July 1957 due to lack of evidence showing a left shoulder injury during service. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection at that time, as there were no findings of a left shoulder disability on examination or in the separation examination. No new and material evidence had arisen since then.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (left shoulder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1740550
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