The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right femur fracture and degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder are both denied as there is no current disability related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of any current disability related to the claimed conditions during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right femur fracture, degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130265
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including various musculoskeletal conditions and mental health disorders.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, service connection for left chronic cervical radiculopathy (secondary to service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder), and service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and has remanded his claim for a higher rating for degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and new evidence has been received. The appeals are granted to the extent of reopening the claims, but denied on the merits.
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