The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities, including DJD. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing an in-service injury or disease of the shoulders, and the first documented complaints were many years after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder DJD, Left shoulder DJD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22045915
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