The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right arm/shoulder disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking her current condition to her active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current AC joint osteoarthritis is less likely than not linked to her active duty service and also less likely due to or resulting from her service-connected mechanical low back pain. The Board agreed with this finding, as it was supported by sufficient rationale and considered all relevant evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right arm/shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20062557
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- Dismissed
The Board's February 2014 decision denying service connection for a right arm/shoulder disorder is dismissed as the Veteran did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right arm/shoulder disorders, as well as an increased rating for hearing loss.
- Denied
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