Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, multi-joint arthritis, and erectile dysfunction as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's service.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA examination found no in-service injury or disease related to the shoulders, and there was no evidence of multi-joint arthritis. The examiner also determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was less likely than not due to his service-connected colon cancer medication.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis with tendinopathy, tendinitis, right shoulder glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis with tendinopathy, tendinitis, multi-joint arthritis, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102773
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