Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, finding that there was no credible evidence of an in-service injury or continuity of symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's reports of an in-service injury and continuity of symptoms not credible due to lack of medical documentation at the time of separation and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- left bicipital tendon tear, left rotator cuff tear, left acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, status post left rotator cuff repair with acromioplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25012235
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