The Veteran's low back condition is granted service connection, but his left shoulder and right wrist conditions are denied. The issue of entitlement to service connection for right upper quadrant pain and tinea pedis is remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current diagnosis of a left shoulder condition or a right wrist condition due to lack of pathology.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back condition, Left shoulder condition, Right wrist condition, Right upper quadrant pain, Tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18157973
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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