The Board has determined that the Veteran's tendonitis of the right shoulder was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported chronic right shoulder pain since his initial treatment during service, which is consistent with a diagnosis of tendonitis. The continuity of symptoms from service to present day supports the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Tendonitis of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1009185
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to July 27, 2015 due to insufficient evidence showing that she was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to July 27, 2015 did not prevent her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected right shoulder tendonitis has been rated at 30 percent, but not higher. The disability is currently manifested by limitation of motion to no worse than midway between side and shoulder level.
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