The Veteran's current left shoulder disability, including status post rotator cuff repair and degenerative joint disease (DJD), is determined to be secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. The Board grants this claim on the basis of credible evidence provided by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The fall that caused the Veteran's left shoulder injury was attributed to instability in his knees, which gave out while he was walking down a flight of stairs at work. This instability is related to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- status post rotator cuff repair, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1327218
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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