The Board finds that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder disability, cervical radiculitis, and bilateral upper radiculopathy are not related to active service or any incident of service. The claims for service connection are therefore denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a link between the claimed disabilities and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Shoulder Disability, Cervical Radiculitis, Bilateral Upper Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2018
- Citation
- 1800046
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What this means for you
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