The Board denied service connection for right shoulder and arm disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between the current conditions and active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current diagnoses to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder osteoarthritis, Right arm pain, including numbness effect to thumb and index finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19186107
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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