The Board grants service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, finding that it is chronically aggravated by a service-connected cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: The probative medical evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's current left shoulder disability and her service-connected cervical spine disability, as the private chiropractor opined that the biomechanics of the 1st rib, sternum, clavicle, and shoulder are affected due to the distortion of the spine in the cervical-thoracic region.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0907272
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder to obtain an addendum opinion that considers the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right hip, left hip, and left shoulder, as well as PTSD. The claim for a higher rating for the right knee scar was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a status post left ankle fracture to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Granted
The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's degenerative spondylosis at L5-S1, left and right shoulder disabilities, left and right knee disabilities, and depressive disorder.
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