The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disorder and remanded it for further development. The Veteran submitted new evidence showing he had surgery on his shoulder in October 1975, which is considered material as it raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes records of the Veteran's shoulder surgery shortly after service and more recent medical records establishing a current diagnosis of a shoulder disorder. This evidence is considered new and material to reopen the claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1032972
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What this means for you
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