The Board has determined that the veteran's left shoulder disability, including adhesive capsulitis, rotator cuff tear and bursitis/tendonitis, is proximately due to his service-connected bilateral hip disabilities. The reduction in rating for the left hip disability was not proper.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed a reasonable basis to attribute the veteran's current left shoulder disability to falls associated with his service-connected bilateral hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder adhesive capsulitis, rotator cuff tear, bursitis/tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0328000
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, including bicipital tendon tear, rotator cuff tear, and tendinosis, as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or chronicity of symptoms to support a direct link between the current condition and active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal to the agency of original jurisdiction for a medical opinion on the nature and etiology of any right shoulder disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's right shoulder disability, which is the maximum schedular rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether it is related to his service-connected left shoulder disability.
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