The Board has granted service connection for a scar on the veteran's right shoulder, which was incurred during active duty training (ACDUTRA). The issue regarding degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine with scoliosis is pending as it remains unclear whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen this claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the scar on the veteran's right shoulder was incurred during ACDUTRA, establishing service connection for this condition. The issue regarding degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine with scoliosis is pending as it remains unclear whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- scar, right shoulder, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine with scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0516792
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine, left ankle, and GERD disabilities but denied higher ratings for the right shoulder and left knee disabilities.
- Partly granted
The appeal for an increased rating for a right shoulder scar was dismissed due to procedural errors. Service connection for a back disability was denied because the evidence did not show a relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a scar on his right shoulder and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability is remanded due to a potential lack of nexus between the injury in service and any current disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder reconstruction disability has been productive of at least painful motion since the date of his claim for an increased rating, and he is now entitled to a minimum disability rating of at least 20 percent.
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