The Board has determined that the veteran's right shoulder condition is related to his military service and granted service connection for residuals of a right shoulder injury.
The deciding factor: The VA joints examination concluded that it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's right shoulder condition is related to military service and not any post-service events, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0639958
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw all his appeals regarding the service connection for various injuries and conditions. As a result, these claims are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability is being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition.
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