The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to any in-service event or injury. The Board also found that his current right shoulder disability is not secondary to his service-connected patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a direct link between the Veteran's current right shoulder disability and any in-service event, nor could it be linked to his service-connected patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, rotator cuff strain, sprain, tear, post-operative repair residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1760404
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