The Board granted service connection for tendonitis of the right shoulder and hand, as these conditions are attributed to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The private examiner provided an opinion that the right shoulder and hand symptoms were due to a diagnosis of tendonitis secondary to diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder disability, Right wrist disability, Right hand disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0809766
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for right and left shoulder disabilities, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and PTSD, remanded several claims including those for a left knee disability, right shoulder disability, hypertension, craniomandibular disorder, and a compensable rating for residuals of a right femur fracture.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA's obligation to obtain relevant records from the Social Security Administration.
- Dismissed
The appeals for increased ratings and service connection were withdrawn by the veteran's authorized representative.
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