The Veteran's right shoulder injury is not service-connected. However, he has been granted service connection for cervical spine sprain and degenerative changes of the cervical spine, as well as lumbar spine sprain and degenerative changes of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show any diagnosis or treatment related to a right shoulder injury. The Veteran's current diagnoses are from post-service medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Injury, Cervical Spine Sprain and Degenerative Changes of the Cervical Spine, Lumbar Spine Sprain and Degenerative Changes of the Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1005234
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of June 28, 2005, for a 20 percent rating for limitation of motion residuals of gunshot wound to the right axilla is granted.
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