Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and a back disability, as well as a rating in excess of 10 percent for the right ankle injury and an extraschedular TDIU prior to September 1, 2020.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current left shoulder and back disabilities were etiologically related to his active-duty service. The October 2020 VA examiner found it less likely than not that the conditions resulted from in-service incidents.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disability, back disability (claimed as osteoarthritis of the spine)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002593
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