The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder, low back, and neck injuries due to a lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or a link between current disabilities and service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no credible evidence of an in-service injury and no probative evidence linking current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder injury, low back injury, neck injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19130738
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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