The Board denied service connection for neck, right shoulder, and left shoulder disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right hand disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran’s bilateral shoulder and cervical spine disabilities were caused by or aggravated by his service-connected right hand disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Neck disability, Right shoulder disability, Left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2021
- Citation
- 21010655
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