The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder scar status post acromioplasty, finding that the veteran's current service-connected right shoulder tendonitis was due to his active duty service and the resulting surgical procedures.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's right shoulder scar is related to his service-connected right shoulder tendonitis and subsequent surgeries performed during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0610725
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