The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder conditions, including rotator cuff tendinitis, acromio-clavicular joint degenerative joint disease, and a posterior-inferior labral tear with paralabral cyst, were incurred during active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experienced right shoulder pain in or around February 2008, shortly after separation from active duty. The VA examination conducted within two months of discharge confirmed these conditions and linked them to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis, right acromio-clavicular joint degenerative joint disease, posterior-inferior labral tear with paralabral cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1417634
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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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions, except for granting earlier effective dates for service connection of left and right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis.
- Denied
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 19, 2016, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU, and he is granted entitlement to a TDIU. The increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and right knee tendonitis are denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis, finding that the condition originated during active service.
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