The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, low back disorder, and left hip disorder. The Veteran's right shoulder condition is not related to his military service as there was no chronic right shoulder disability in service or after separation. For the low back disorder, the Veteran did not have arthritis within one year of separation from service, and the Board found that the current back disability was not caused by an in-service injury. The left hip disorder claim was denied because there is no evidence of a diagnosis of arthritis within a year of separation. Service connection for lung cancer due to asbestos exposure was also denied as there was no objective medical evidence indicating such a condition.,The Veteran's right shoulder, low back, and left hip conditions were not found to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no chronic disability in any of the claimed conditions that can be linked to the Veteran’s military service. The Board did not find a nexus between the current disabilities and the Veteran's service.,The evidence does not show a diagnosis of arthritis within one year after separation from service, which precludes service connection on a presumptive basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disability, Low Back Disorder, Bruised Hip, Lung Cancer due to Asbestos Exposure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2018
- Citation
- 18146883
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