The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disorder, PTSD, hiatal hernia with duodenitis, and tinea versicolor was denied by the Board after conducting a de novo review of the underlying merits of the case. Service connection could not be granted as there was no medical evidence linking the current conditions to military service or any undiagnosed illness due to service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left shoulder disorder, PTSD, hiatal hernia with duodenitis, and tinea versicolor were denied because there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between these conditions and military service or any undiagnosed illness related to service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint pain of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1754398
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