The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left shoulder condition and low back condition due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran contends his current conditions are related to in-service lifting and moving duties, as well as concurrent onset of symptoms with his other condition.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to determine if the Veteran’s current left shoulder and low back conditions had their onset during service or are otherwise related to any event or injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Condition, Low Back Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19194181
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What this means for you
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