The Board has granted service connection for a lung disorder and a left shoulder disorder that are secondary to the veteran's service-connected low back disorder. The effective date is not specified as it was determined that the criteria were not met prior to November 12, 1997.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the claim that the veteran's current lung disorder and left shoulder disorder are at least as likely as not caused by his use of Piroxicam for his service-connected low back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disorder, left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0304899
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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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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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