The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder, including post-operative left shoulder dislocations and osteoarthritis. The pre-existing condition worsened during active duty military service, resulting in current disability.
The deciding factor: The medical expert opinion indicated that it was more likely than not that the appellant sustained an actual injury to his left shoulder in service which resulted in recurrent dislocation, leading to permanent worsening of the underlying pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Osteoarthritis, Post-operative Left Shoulder Dislocations
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0700228
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