The veteran is entitled to service connection for a right shoulder disability on the basis of in-service aggravation and an undiagnosed multi-symptom illness manifested by blurry vision, headaches, joint pain, fatigue, memory loss, and personality changes.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the right shoulder disability underwent an increase in severity during active service. For the multi-symptom disorder, competent medical evidence indicates that the veteran has an undiagnosed multi-symptom illness manifested by blurry vision, headaches, joint pain, fatigue, memory loss, and personality changes.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, multi-symptom disorder (claimed as blurry vision, headaches, joint pain, fatigue, memory loss, and personality changes)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0901593
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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