The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a left shoulder condition. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: New and relevant evidence was presented which supports reopening the veteran's claim of service connection for a left shoulder condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0100494
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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.
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