The Board has determined that the veteran's pre-existing left shoulder AC joint separation was aggravated during service, and thus granted service connection for left shoulder AC joint separation residuals.
The deciding factor: The veteran had a pre-existing left shoulder AC joint separation prior to service entry which increased in severity due to service-related aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder AC Joint Separation
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0321794
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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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