The Board denied service connection for a low back condition and a right shoulder condition as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The lack of continuity of symptoms, absence of chronic symptoms during service, and medical opinions against a relationship between the current conditions and service were key factors in denying service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back condition, Right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003323
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and a compensable rating for further development, including scheduling new VA examinations.
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