The Board has determined that the veteran's left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis is secondary to his service-connected right fourth and fifth metacarpals, and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion stated it was more likely than not that the veteran's left shoulder disorder was aggravated by his service-connected right hand disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0215572
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, as well as left and right knee strain and patellofemoral pain syndrome with medial tibial stress syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service or any incident of service.
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