The Board denied service connection for a neck disorder, to include as secondary to degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine.,The Board also denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder, to include as secondary to degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine.,Service connection was not granted for a left shoulder disorder, as there is no evidence showing it began during service or is related to any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not establish that the Veteran's neck and right shoulder disorders were incurred in service or due to his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine.,There was no current diagnosis for a left shoulder disorder, and the Board found that there is insufficient evidence to link any current left shoulder condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20037001
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