The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative arthritis of the shoulders is service-connected.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran had mild degenerative changes in his acromioclavicular joints during service, and a VA examiner confirmed these findings. The independent medical evaluation also supported this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the shoulders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0032025
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand five issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims for degenerative arthritis of various joints and peripheral neuropathy/radiculopathy. These include shoulder, spine, hip, knee conditions as well as bilateral lower extremity conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from the Florida Division of Workers' Compensation and developing a dose estimate based on possible radiation exposure during service. The appeal will be reconsidered after these actions.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's appeal involves multiple conditions, all of which are being reconsidered due to new evidence. The Board has not yet determined the outcome for each condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection claims due to exposure to ionizing radiation, including an examination of the Veteran's occupational history and potential exposure.
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