The veteran's claims for compensation and increased ratings for his shoulders have been denied. The Board found that the claim of arthritis of the shoulders is not well-grounded, while the claims for tendinitis are granted but with limitations.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of arthritis in the shoulders, thus denying the claim for compensation on this basis. However, the veteran's tendinitis was found to be service-connected and rated appropriately based on current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Shoulders, Tendinitis of the Left Shoulder, Tendinitis of the Right Shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0010719
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