The Veteran has been granted service connection for bilateral shoulder pain and a heart disorder, both considered due to an undiagnosed illness.,Further development is needed for the remaining claims.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness during active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Shoulder Pain, Heart Disorder (including symptoms of rapid heartbeat, heart palpitations, chest pain, and difficulty breathing)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1314395
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What this means for you
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