The Board denied service connection for left shoulder and right thigh disabilities, sarcoidosis, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The Board found that the current symptoms are not related to any documented event or injury in active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners noted that there is no medical documentation of any treatment for left shoulder pain/injury while on active duty and that the Veteran's right thigh symptoms do not have a correlation with an isolated thigh contusion sustained over 35 years ago. The Board found that the current symptoms are not related to any documented event or injury in active service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, right thigh disability, sarcoidosis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18143956
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