The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral shoulder disabilities and low back disability are related to his active service, specifically his parachute jumping in service and his service-connected right below-the-knee amputation. As a result, the claims for these conditions have been granted.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions from an orthopedic surgeon and a neurological surgeon established that the veteran's disabilities were related to his parachute jumping in service and his service-connected right below-the-knee amputation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder disabilities, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0633556
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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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