The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder condition, finding that there was no evidence of chronic disability in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The Board also found that the current diagnosis of degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder did not manifest to a compensable degree within the presumptive period and did not have continuity of symptomatology since service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's left shoulder condition is related to his service, including as secondary to his service-connected right shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19127754
What this means for you
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