The Board has granted service connection for impingement syndrome of the left shoulder, finding that it is related to military service and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show complaints of pain and numbness in the shoulder area during active military service. The primary care physician opined that the condition was more likely than not a result of military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left deltoid paralysis, impingement syndrome of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1403592
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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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- Denied
The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a TDIU was part and parcel of his underlying claim of entitlement to increased ratings for his shoulder condition. The Board denied the TDIU as it appears that the Veteran was gainfully employed, although there is incomplete information regarding the precise dates of employment and whether such was gainful.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, effective from the date of his death. The issue of entitlement to SMC on account of being housebound is considered moot due to the grant of the greater benefit.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including medical examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of impingement syndrome of the left shoulder is related to active service and grants the claim for service connection.
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