The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right shoulder strain and right wrist strain, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran’s current diagnoses were not related to any in-service injury or event, including falls and heavy lifting during his military occupational specialty as an aircraft mechanic.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder strain, Right wrist strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18119284
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