The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder condition, finding that his current diagnosis of right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis was not incurred in or related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current right shoulder condition is less likely than not caused by injuries sustained during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22000231
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Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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