The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder or right arm disability and a right hand disability, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities upon which to predicate a grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations consistently reported normal strength, sensory and reflex findings and normal range of motion without evidence of pain. The presence of a current disability relative to the claimed symptoms has not been established.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder/ arm nerve damage, right hand nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055569
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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