The Board denied service connection for right shoulder pain as there is no evidence of an in-service incurrence or etiological link between service and the development of right shoulder pain.
The deciding factor: The absence of clinical evidence of right shoulder-related issues for over 48 years post-separation from active service weighs against a finding that the Veteran's right shoulder pain occurred and was present in service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101954
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Decisions by this judge: 828 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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