The Board granted service connection for a left forearm scar and denied service connection for right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD). Service connection was not established for rheumatoid arthritis.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for the left forearm scar based on continuity of symptomatology since discharge from service. The Board found no current diagnosis or in-service event linking the Veteran's right shoulder, left shoulder, or PTSD to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis, left forearm scar, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1804899
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and systemic lupus erythematosus as there was no evidence of onset during active service or etiological relationship to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis was dismissed due to a untimely notice of disagreement. The left knee disorder claim is remanded for further action.
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